Liebherr at NBAA-BACE 2026

The National Business Aviation Association Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) addresses primary engineering developments in business aviation and advanced air mobility. At the event, Liebherr-Aerospace demonstrates modular electromechanical actuators, integrated landing gear assemblies, and catalytic cabin air treatment systems designed for business aircraft manufacturers.

Core Technology and System Architecture
The presented flight control and utility actuation portfolio relies on a modular electromechanical actuator architecture. This hardware configuration replaces conventional hydraulic lines with localized electric drive units, addressing power density and mechanical envelope restrictions. The system architecture incorporates dedicated motor control electronics that manage positional feedback, torque transmission, and system health monitoring over standard digital bus interfaces. In parallel, the displayed air management system combines cabin pressurization, bleed air regulation, temperature control, and a volatile organic compound and ozone converter. The converter employs catalytic media to decompose atmospheric ozone and volatile hydrocarbons entering the bleed air stream, protecting interior air quality without requiring consumable chemical filtration stages.

Deployment and Implementation
Liebherr-Aerospace delivers complete mechanical and electrical sub-assemblies directly integrated into existing OEM airframes. Production hardware includes the nose landing gear assembly engineered for the Embraer Legacy 650, which incorporates structural shock struts, retraction actuators, position sensors, and steering controls. For environmental control, the integrated air management platform is deployed in series production on the Dassault Aviation Falcon 6X, integrating thermal management and pressure control into the primary avionics architecture. Regional engineering support, component overhaul, and parts distribution are coordinated across North America through facilities in Saline, Michigan, and Laval, Canada.

Industry Applications
The technologies target business aircraft, light transport airframes, and emerging advanced air mobility platforms. Electromechanical actuation resolves weight, routing, and fluid containment constraints in confined engine bays and control surfaces. Complete nose gear assemblies simplify structural load transfer into composite or metallic fuselages during ground maneuvering, while catalytic air treatment ensures compliance with high-altitude ozone exposure thresholds during long-range cruise operations.

Operational Impact and Performance Metrics
Eliminating hydraulic circuits through electromechanical actuation reduces dead weight, lowers fluid leakage risks, and decreases line maintenance intervals across the flight lifecycle. The catalytic converter continuously decomposes ozone at high flight levels, maintaining stable cabin air parameters across extended mission profiles. The unified structural and mechanical layout of the integrated landing gear standardizes spare parts provisioning, lowering total ownership costs and extending mean time between unscheduled removals.

Alex Vlielander, Chief Customer Officer at Liebherr-Aerospace and Transportation SAS, noted that future business jet platforms will benefit from technical expertise in aircraft electrification, weight reduction, and solutions for small installation space requirements.

Edited by Evgeny Churilov, Induportals Media - Adapted by AI.

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