GORE® Fibre Channel Cables for Aerospace & Defense
Our smaller, lighter, durable cables maximize the performance of quadrax designs for more protection and weight savings than alternatives. Proven on many airborne platforms, these high-speed interconnects maintain reliable signals, enhance noise immunity and improve EMI protection.
Reliable Signal Integrity at High Data Rates
GORE® Fibre Channel Cables are a reliable, low-dielectric constant solution that boosts durability against typical aircraft environments like extreme temperatures, aggressive chemicals and more. Featuring a balanced quadrax design with field-cancellation properties, they transmit two different signals within the same shield without interference. They’re proven to maintain consistent signal integrity at high data rates up to 1.625 GHz.
Save Weight. Boost Durability.
Without sacrificing durability, Gore’s fibre channel cables have a quadrax design that’s 40% smaller than dual twisted pair cables for significant weight savings.
We build GORE Fibre Channel Cables with rugged features proven to resist extreme aircraft conditions and environmental factors, including:
- scrape- and abrasion-resistant materials
- temperature-resistant, chemically inert materials
These aviation interconnects improve overall aircraft performance with benefits like:
- consistent signals up to 1.625 GHz with controlled impedance
- enhanced noise immunity and EMI (electromagnetic interference) protection
- resist hazardous aircraft environments and extreme flight conditions, like wide temps
- quadrax cable design is 40% smaller than dual twisted pair designs
- proven on many airborne platforms, like the F-16, F-18, UH-60 and Falcon 7X
- compatible with a variety of high-speed connector systems and backshells
Defense & Civil Aircraft
GORE Fibre Channel Cables have been proven and trusted on the F-16, F-18, and UH-60, as well as on the Falcon 7X, among other commercial aircraft, making them a reliable interconnect for critical applications like:
- active electronically scanned arrays (AESA)
- cabin/flight management systems
- mission systems
- tactical aircraft moving maps
Our cables are designed to fit a variety of high-speed aerospace and defense connector systems and backshells, like ARINC and MIL-STD-38999 with size 8 contacts.
They can also be terminated with commercially available connectors to create assemblies and optimize performance in the smallest possible package. For between-the-box applications, connector options include MIL-DTL-38999 with shell size 11 and DB-9 plug and receptacles.
Technical Information
These values demonstrate the electrical, mechanical and environmental performance of GORE Fibre Channel Cables for defense and civil aircraft.
| Elec./Mech./Environ. Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signal Transmission Speed GHz | Up to 1.625 |
| Standard Impedance Ohms | 150 ± 15 |
| Typical Operating Voltage Rating V | < 15 |
| Nominal Velocity of Propagation % | 87 |
| Nominal Time Delay ns/m (ns/ft.) | 4.0 (1.22) |
| Capacitance pF/m (pF/ft.) | 28.2 (8.6) |
| Typical Skew Within Pair ps/m (ps/ft.) | 3.0 (0.9) |
| Dielectric Withstanding Voltage Vrms Conductor-to-Conductor Conductor-to-Shield | 1500 1000 |
| Jacket Material | FEP |
| Jacket Color | Black |
| Conductor | Silver-Plated Copper Alloy |
| Conductor Color-Coding | Black/White Stripe, Blue/White Stripe, Green/White Stripe, Solid White |
| Dielectric Material | Expanded PTFE |
| Temperature Range °C | -65 to +200 |
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GORE Fibre Channel Cables have undergone substantial qualification testing to ensure they meet the most current aerospace and defense standards, including:
- ABD0031 (AITM 2.0005); BSS7230; FAR Part 25, Appendix F, Part I: Flammability
- ABD0031 (AITM 3.0005); BSS7239: Toxicity
- ABD0031 (AITM 3.0008B); BSS7238; FAR Part 25, Appendix F, Part V: Smoke Density
- ANSI/NEMA WC 27500: Environmental Testing, Jacket and Marking
- ANSI X3.303: Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling Interface-3 (FC-PH-3)
- EN3475-503: Test Methods for Scrape Abrasion
- SAE AS4373™: Test Methods for Insulated Electric Wire (Contact Gore for available data)
GORE Fibre Channel Cables for avionics are available in a standard size 26 AWG.
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