--- title: "Flying High: Thermocouple Solutions for the Aerospace Industry" description: Thermocouples have played a key role in the aerospace and aviation industries, and as a result, since WWII we have had a rich history of helping customers. image: https://blog.tewire.com/hubfs/Boeing_B-17Gs_381BG_1944-45.jpg ---  [888-483-9473](tel:888-483-9473) [![](https://blog.tewire.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Templates/Custom/Blog2024GGC/files/logo.svg)](https://www.tewire.com) [![](https://blog.tewire.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Templates/Custom/Blog2024GGC/files/logo-small.png)](https://www.tewire.com) [![](https://blog.tewire.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Templates/Custom/Blog2024GGC/files/trac-logo.svg) Accuclave Tracking](https://www.traclookup.tewire.com/trac.php) [Blog](https://blog.tewire.com/blog) | [Contact Us](https://tewire.com/contact-us/) | [888-483-9473](tel:18884839473) - [Products](https://tewire.com/products/) - [Applications](https://tewire.com/industries-applications.php) - [Aerospace Composites](https://tewire.com/aerospace-composites/) - 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[Calibration Services](https://tewire.com/calibration-services/) - [Reference Standards](https://tewire.com/reference-standards/) - [International Color Codes](https://tewire.com/international-color-codes/) - [Wire Chemical Properties](https://tewire.com/wire-chemical-properties/) - [Properties Insulating Materials](https://tewire.com/properties-insulating-materials/) - [Calculator Page](https://tewire.com/technical-info/calculator-page/) - [About](https://tewire.com/about-us/) - [TE Wire Company History](https://tewire.com/te-wire-company-history/) - [Customer Commitment](https://tewire.com/customer-commitment/) - [Careers](https://marmon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Marmon_Careers/details/Machine-Operator_JR0000000881?hiringCompany=0eca42ee49b00180368582638f108621) - [Accuclave Tracking](https://www.traclookup.tewire.com/trac.php) - [Blog](https://blog.tewire.com/blog) - [Resource Library](https://tewire.com/resource-library/) - [Contact Us](https://tewire.com/contact-us/) - [Request a quote](https://tewire.com/request-a-quote/) ## TE Wire & Cable Thermocouple Solutions Blog ### Stay Up to Date on the Latest from TE Wire & Cable Subscribe ### Subscribe to our blog # Flying High: Thermocouple Solutions for the Aerospace Industry Topics: [high-temperature wire](https://blog.tewire.com/blog/topic/high-temperature-wire) , [aerospace](https://blog.tewire.com/blog/topic/aerospace) Posted by [Joseph Ugalde](https://blog.tewire.com/blog/author/joseph-ugalde) February 24, 2017 SHARE [mailto:?subject=New%20%20Blog%20Post&body=https://blog.tewire.com/blog/flying-high-thermocouple-solutions-for-the-aerospace-industry](mailto:?subject=New%20%20Blog%20Post&body=https://blog.tewire.com/blog/flying-high-thermocouple-solutions-for-the-aerospace-industry) [![Boeing_B-17Gs_381BG_1944-45.jpg](https://blog.tewire.com/hubfs/Boeing_B-17Gs_381BG_1944-45.jpg)](https://blog.tewire.com/blog/flying-high-thermocouple-solutions-for-the-aerospace-industry) *Spotlight Series on Temperature Measurement *   Since World War II, thermocouples have played a key role in the aerospace and aviation industries. From providing thermocouples that helped monitor the exhaust gas temperature of the “Flying Fortresses”, to supplying sensors that help monitor aircraft composites, to providing the sensors in astronaut power packs, our history in aerospace is a long one. At the heart of each of these applications is the need for reliability across a wide range of temperatures as well as accurate temperature monitoring.   In the aerospace industry, sensors play a key part in temperature regulation and monitoring. In one scenario, when engineers at a major aircraft manufacturer needed to know the temperature of a wing in an inert atmosphere while the outer skin was bonded to the spars, TE Wire was tasked with providing the proper sensing technology. For jet  engine exhaust applications that require miniature and relatively inexpensive thermocouples, the thermocouples must also be able to withstand jet velocity, mechanical shock, vibration and cold-start to hot temperature in ![Boeing_B-17Gs_381BG_1944-45.jpg](https://blog.tewire.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Boeing_B-17Gs_381BG_1944-45.jpg?width=377&name=Boeing_B-17Gs_381BG_1944-45.jpg)seconds. At times, engineers may need to measure jet engine gases, so they utilize stagnation type sensors to slow down the air flow for more accurate readings. Sensors with excellent heat transfer are ideal for analyzing surface temperatures.   High temperature wire and cable products are also important for aerospace applications. Thermocouple wire products with [**FEP**](http://tewire.com/thermocouple-wire/tex-fep-duplex/), [**PFA**](http://tewire.com/thermocouple-wire/pfa-duplex/), [**PTFE tape**](http://tewire.com/thermocouple-wire/tfe-tape-duplex/) or **[Polymide tape](http://tewire.com/thermocouple-wire/polyimide-tape/) **can be used in the quality verification of curing temperatures during bonding applications of structural components. When heat treating large components, however,** braided high temperature wires** (Type [G](http://tewire.com/thermocouple-wire/g-glass-fiberglass-duplex/), [Q](http://tewire.com/thermocouple-wire/q-glass-fiberglass-duplex/), [HG](http://tewire.com/thermocouple-wire/hghg-vitreous-silica-standard-build-fiber/), [CEFIR](http://tewire.com/thermocouple-wire/cefir2200-standard-build-2/) – also includes B fiber) would be the ideal solution. In all of these applications, these wire types are ideal as they are seldom impacted by elevated variations in temperature. The aerospace industry is unique, with tight quality control and high specification tolerances and the increased likelihood of encountering critical temperature measurements in a variety of situations. Whether for an airplane, satellite, or other aerospace application, TE Wire’s products are designed for heavy, powerful use with a wide array of systems. The premade, leakproof, BAC 5621 compliant [**AccuClave thermocouple wire system**](https://info.tewire.com/accuclave_linecards) takes high-temperature toughness and couples it with flexibility -- from the [AccuClave-X extension cables](http://tewire.com/accuclave-x-autoclave-thermocouple-cable-extensions/) to the [AccuConnect multi-circuit thermocouple extension cable harnesses.](http://tewire.com/accuconnect-thermocouple/)     It’s important to consider sensors, wires, instruments, and panels that can withstand the rigorous requirements and extreme durability required by aerospace applications. 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