Overview

RELIABLE SIGNAL INTEGRITY AT HIGH DATA RATES
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Today’s defense aircraft require cables to carry loads of data at faster speeds on avionics digital networks to ensure missions succeed. Since aviation cables play a key role in system performance, they must outlast complex maintenance and environmental conditions, like tricky wiring, fluctuating temperatures and harsh contaminants.

GORE Fibre Channel Cables are a reliable, low-dielectric solution to combat these challenges. They’re proven to maintain consistent signal integrity at high data rates up to 1 GHz. Featuring a balanced quadrax design with field-cancellation properties, they can transmit two different signals within the same shield without interfering with each other. Our high-speed interconnects are also proven to enhance noise immunity and EMI suppression.

SAVE WEIGHT & BOOST DURABILITY
Gore’s low-dielectric cable geometry

Low-dielectric cable geometry

We originally invented this low-dielectric quadrax cable geometry that saves more weight in aircraft than other cable designs. Compared to dual twisted pair cables, our fibre channel cables are about 40% smaller, making them naturally lighter. Our design is also highly flexible with tight bending to simplify and expedite aircraft wiring in narrow system configurations.

Just because they’re smaller and lighter doesn’t mean they’re fragile like other cable materials. We also boost durability with our uniquely engineered fluoropolymers that resist hazardous aircraft environments and extreme flight conditions. 

Fibre Channel Cable construction
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Fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP) jacket

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Aluminized polyimide shield

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Color-coded composite dielectric

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Silver-plated copper alloy conductor

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FEP filler

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ePTFE binder

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Braided shield

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Tough construction of GORE Fibre Channel Cables.

Applications

GORE Fibre Channel Cables have been proven and trusted on the F-16, F-18 and AV8B, making them a reliable interconnect for critical applications, like:

  • active electronically scanned arrays (AESA)
  • mission systems
  • flight management systems
  • tactical aircraft moving maps

Our cables can be terminated with a variety of leading high-speed aerospace and defense connector systems and backshells, like ARINC and MIL-STD-38999 with size 8 contacts.

They can also be mated with commercially available connectors to create assemblies and optimize performance in the smallest possible package. Benefits include:

  • Insert configurations maintain quadrax geometry through connector interface
  • Improved Z° match minimizes reflections for clean eye patterns
  • Standard size 22D contacts provide high reliability and ease of use
  • Series 3 coupling provides enhanced EMI performance
Connector TypeImpedance OhmsImage
M24308/4-1FApprox. 100

 

M24308/2-1FApprox. 100

 

MIL-DTL-38999 series III, shell size 11 (plug), military (composite)150

 

MIL-DTL-38999 series III, shell size 11 (jam nut), military (composite)150

 

MIL-DTL-38999 series III, shell size 11 (receptacle), military (composite)150

 

Connector TypeImpedance OhmsImage
SMP 50
SMA 50/75
SSMC 50
MCX 50/75

Features & Benefits

We build GORE Fibre Channel Cables with rugged features proven to resist extreme aircraft conditions and environmental factors, including:

  • original inventor of reduced quadrax design
  • temperature- and abrasion-resistant materials
  • chemically inert materials

For system architects and engineers, our aviation interconnects provide many benefits that improve their overall performance in aircraft, like:

  • consistent signals up to 1 GHz with controlled impedance at 150 ohms
  • enhanced noise immunity and EMI suppression
  • resist hazardous aircraft environments and extreme flight conditions
  • low-dielectric design is around 40% smaller than dual twisted pair constructions
  • more weight savings in aircraft than other cable designs
  • simpler and faster aircraft wiring from high flexibility and tight bending ability
  • proven on many airborne platforms, like the F-16, F-18 and AV8B
  • compatible with a variety of high-speed connector systems and backshells

Technical Specs & Drawing

These values demonstrate the electrical, mechanical and environmental performance of GORE Fibre Channel Cables for defense aircraft.

Elec./Mech./Environ. PropertyValue
Signal Transmission Speed GHzUp to 1
Standard Impedance Ohms150 ± 10
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 MaterialFEP
Jacket ColorBlack
ConductorSilver-Plated Copper Alloy
Conductor Color-CodingBlack/White Stripe, Blue/White Stripe, Green/White Stripe, Solid White
Dielectric MaterialExpanded PTFE
Temperature Range °C-65 to +200

Download our data sheet for more cable characteristics, qualifications and part number. Also, fill out a short form for instant access to the drawing.

DATA SHEET DRAWING

Get Samples or Buy

With toughness and reliable signal transmission at higher data rates, GORE Fibre Channel Cables have been trusted by aircrews and proven on many airborne defense platforms. Order a complimentary sample of our pre-qualified cable to determine if this unique quadrax design is compatible with your aircraft application.

If you’re ready to purchase our fibre channel cable now, connect with an approved distributor for in-stock availability. Or, contact us today to talk about your specific application needs and requirements.

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Recent News

Press Release

W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES TO PRESENT NEW MOSA PAPER AT GVSETS CONFERENCE

Posted August 11, 2023

W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) will present a new Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) technical paper at the Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering & Technology Symposium & Modernization Update (GVSETS) on Tuesday, August 15, in Novi, Mich.

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Meet Gore at the Paris Air Show

June 19, 2023 - June 25, 2023

Visit our Booth 2C-C358 to see GORE® Cables and Materials that have been proven and trusted over time in fighter jets, rotorcraft and passenger airliners. Reserve your time slot now for a 1-on-1 discussion to talk with us about your latest airframe and aviation system developments.

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Visit Gore at the Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit (AAAA)

April 26, 2023 - April 29, 2023

Stop by Booth 1023 and ask to see our demonstrations to watch how GORE® Cables and Materials perform reliably before and after installation and over time. We’re also eager to hear about your latest airframe and aviation system developments and talk with you about our solutions to ensure mission performance and aircrew protection for FARA, FLRAA and enduring fleet.

Press Release

W. L. Gore & Associates Expands High-Speed Data Transmission Capabilities

Posted April 18, 2023

W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) announced today its new Cat8 ethernet cable for use in aerospace and defense platforms. The new Cat8 ethernet cable allows for four times the high-speed data transmission previously possible.

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