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August 7, 2019

Correspondence Filing Via EDGAR

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549

Attention:         Justin Dobbie, Legal Branch Chief

 

Re:

TransDigm Inc.

TransDigm Group Incorporated

Registration Statement on Form S-4

Filed August 7, 2019

Ladies and Gentlemen:

On the date hereof, TransDigm Inc., a Delaware Corporation (the “Issuer”), and TransDigm Group Incorporated, TransDigm UK Holdings plc, Acme Aerospace, Inc., Adams Rite Aerospace, Inc., AeroControlex Group, Inc., Aerosonic LLC, Airborne Acquisition, Inc., Airborne Global, Inc., Airborne Holdings, Inc., Airborne Systems NA Inc., Airborne Systems North America Inc., Airborne Systems North America of CA Inc., Airborne Systems North America of NJ Inc., AmSafe, Inc., AmSafe Global Holdings, Inc., Arkwin Industries, Inc., Aviation Technologies, Inc., Avionic Instruments LLC, Avionics Specialties, Inc., AvtechTyee, Inc., Beta Transformer Technology Corporation, Beta Transformer Technology LLC, Breeze-Eastern LLC, Bridport-Air Carrier, Inc., Bridport Erie Aviation, Inc., Bridport Holdings, Inc., Bruce Aerospace Inc., CDA InterCorp LLC, CEF Industries, LLC, Champion Aerospace LLC, Data Device Corporation, Dukes Aerospace, Inc., Electromech Technologies LLC, Extant Components Group Holdings, Inc., Extant Components Group Intermediate, Inc., HarcoSemco LLC, Hartwell Corporation, ILC Holdings, Inc., Johnson Liverpool LLC, Kirkhill Inc., MarathonNorco Aerospace, Inc., McKechnie Aerospace DE, Inc., McKechnie Aerospace Holdings, Inc., McKechnie Aerospace US LLC, North Hills Signal Processing Corp., North Hills Signal Processing Overseas Corp., Pexco Aerospace, Inc., PneuDraulics, Inc., Schneller LLC, Semco Instruments, Inc., Shield Restraint Systems, Inc., Skandia, Inc., Skurka Aerospace Inc., Symetrics Industries, LLC, Symetrics Technology Group, LLC, Tactair Fluid Controls, Inc., TEAC Aerospace Holdings, Inc., TEAC Aerospace Technologies, Inc., Telair International LLC, Telair US LLC, Texas Rototronics, Inc., Transicoil LLC, Whippany Actuation Systems, LLC, Young & Franklin Inc., Esterline Technologies Corporation, Souriau USA, Inc., Esterline


International Company, Leach Holding Corporation, Leach International Corporation, Leach Technology Group, Inc., TA Aerospace Co., CMC Electronics Aurora LLC, Advanced Input Devices, Inc., Esterline Europe Company LLC, Treality SVS LLC, ScioTeq LLC, Angus Electronics Co., Avista, Incorporated, Auxitrol Weston USA, Inc., Esterline Technologies SGIP LLC, Hytek Finishes Co., Janco Corporation, Mason Electric Co., NMC Group, Inc., Norwich Aero Products, Inc., Palomar Products, Inc., 17111 Waterview Pkwy LLC, Korry Electronics Co., Memtron Technologies Co., Sunbank Family of Companies LLC, Joslyn Sunbank Company, LLC, Armtec Defense Products Co., Armtec Countermeasures Co., Armtec Countermeasures TNO Co., Racal Acoustics, Inc. and Gamesman Inc. (collectively, the “Guarantors” and, together with the Issuer, the “Registrants”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) the Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the offer to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) up to $550,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Issuer’s 7.500% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2027 (the “Exchange Notes”) registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), for any and all of the Company’s outstanding 7.500% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2027, which were issued on February 13, 2019.

The Registrants are registering the Exchange Offer in reliance on the Commission staff’s position enunciated in the letters issued to Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (available May 13, 1988), Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated (available June 5, 1991) and Shearman & Sterling (available July 2, 1993). In accordance with the Commission staff’s position set forth in those letters, the Registrants make the following representations to the Commission:

 

1.

The Registrants have not entered into any arrangement or understanding with any person to distribute the Exchange Notes to be received in the Exchange Offer and, to the best of the Registrants’ information and belief, each person participating in the Exchange Offer is acquiring the Exchange Notes in its ordinary course of business and has no arrangement or understanding to participate in the distribution of the Exchange Notes to be received in the Exchange Offer.

 

2.

The Registrants will make each participant in the Exchange Offer aware (through the Exchange Offer prospectus or otherwise) that if such person is using the Exchange Offer to participate in the distribution of the Exchange Notes to be acquired in the Exchange Offer, such person (a) cannot rely on the Commission staff’s position enunciated in Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation or similar letters and (b) must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with a secondary resale transaction. The Registrants acknowledge that such a secondary resale transaction should be covered by an effective registration statement containing the selling stockholder information required by Item 507 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

3.

The Registrants will make each participant in the Exchange Offer aware (through the Exchange Offer prospectus or otherwise) that (a) by executing the letter of transmittal or similar documentation, any such broker-dealer represents that it will deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of Exchange Notes received in respect of such existing securities pursuant to the Exchange Offer and (b) any such broker-dealer must confirm that it has not entered into any arrangement or understanding with the Registrants or an affiliate of the Registrants to distribute Exchange Notes. The Registrants will include in the letter of transmittal or similar documentation a statement to the effect that by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.


The Registrants will include, in the transmittal letter or similar documentation to be executed by the exchange offeree in order to participate in the Exchange Offer, representations to the effect that (a) the exchange offeree is acquiring the Exchange Notes in its ordinary course of business; (b) by accepting the Exchange Offer, the exchange offeree represents that it is not engaged in, does not intend to engage in and has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in a distribution of the Exchange Notes; and (c) the offeree is not an “affiliate” of the Registrants within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

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                                                                      Very truly yours,


TRANSDIGM INC.
       By:  

/s/ Michael J. Lisman

    Name:   Michael J. Lisman
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer
TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED
  By:  

/s/ Michael J. Lisman

    Name:   Michael J. Lisman                            
    Title   Chief Financial Officer

 

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  ACME AEROSPACE, INC.
  ARKWIN INDUSTRIES, INC.
  AVTECHTYEE, INC.
  BETA TRANSFORMER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
  BETA TRANSFORMER TECHNOLOGY LLC
 

By:

  Beta Transformer Technology Corporation, as its sole member
  BRUCE AEROSPACE INC.
  DATA DEVICE CORPORATION
  DUKES AEROSPACE, INC.
  EXTANT COMPONENTS GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.
  EXTANT COMPONENTS GROUP INTERMEDIATE, INC.
  JOHNSON LIVERPOOL LLC
 

By:

  Young & Franklin Inc., its sole member
  NORTH HILLS SIGNAL PROCESSING CORP.
  NORTH HILLS SIGNAL PROCESSING OVERSEAS CORP.
  PEXCO AEROSPACE, INC.
  PNEUDRAULICS, INC.
  SEMCO INSTRUMENTS, INC.
  SKANDIA, INC.
  SYMETRICS INDUSTRIES, LLC
 

By:

  Symetrics Technology Group, LLC, its sole member
 

By:

  Extant Components Group Intermediate, Inc., its sole
    member
  SYMETRICS TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC
  TACTAIR FLUID CONTROLS, INC.
  TEAC AEROSPACE HOLDINGS, INC.
  TEXAS ROTRONICS, INC.
  YOUNG & FRANKLIN INC.
              By:  

/s/ Michael J. Lisman

    Name: Michael J. Lisman
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer
  AEROCONTROLEX GROUP, INC.
              By:  

/s/ Michael J. Lisman

    Name: Michael J. Lisman
    Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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  AEROSONIC LLC
  AVIONIC INSTRUMENTS LLC
  BREEZE-EASTERN LLC
  CDA INTERCORP LLC
  CEF INDUSTRIES, LLC
  CHAMPION AEROSPACE LLC
  HARCOSEMCO LLC
  SCHNELLER LLC
  TELAIR US LLC
  TELAIR INTERNATIONAL LLC
 

By:

  Telair US LLC, as its sole member
  WHIPPANY ACTUATION SYSTEMS, LLC
 

Each by: TransDigm Inc., its sole member

                 By:  

/s/ Michael J. Lisman

    Name:   Michael J. Lisman
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer
  AIRBORNE SYSTEMS NA INC.
  AIRBORNE SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA INC.
  AVIONICS SPECIALTIES, INC.
  ILC HOLDINGS, INC.
  MCKECHNIE AEROSPACE HOLDINGS, INC.
                 By:  

/s/ Michael J. Lisman

    Name:   Michael J. Lisman
    Title:   President
  BRIDPORT ERIE AVIATION, INC.
                 By:  

/s/ Jonathan D. Crandall

    Name:   Jonathan D. Crandall
    Title:   Chairman of the Board of Directors and President
  AIRBORNE SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA OF CA INC.
  KIRKHILL INC.
  TEAC AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                 By:  

/s/ Jonathan D. Crandall

    Name:   Jonathan D. Crandall
    Title:   Treasurer

 

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  ADAMS RITE AEROSPACE, INC.
  AIRBORNE SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA OF NJ INC.
  AMSAFE GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.
  AMSAFE, INC.
  HARTWELL CORPORATION
  MARATHONNORCO AEROSPACE, INC.
  SHIELD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS, INC.
  SKURKA AEROSPACE INC.
    By:  

/s/ Michael J. Lisman

      Name:   Michael J. Lisman                                        
      Title:   Chairman of the Board of Directors and
        Chief Executive Officer
  ELECTROMECH TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    By:   McKechnie Aerospace US LLC, its sole member
    By:   McKechnie Aerospace DE, Inc., its sole member
  MCKECHNIE AEROSPACE DE, INC.
  MCKECHNIE AEROSPACE US LLC
    By:   McKechnie Aerospace DE, Inc., its sole member
    By:  

/s/ Michael J. Lisman

      Name:   Michael J. Lisman                                        
      Title:   Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer
  AIRBORNE ACQUISITION, INC.
  AIRBORNE GLOBAL, INC.
  AIRBORNE HOLDINGS, INC.
  AVIATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  BRIDPORT-AIR CARRIER, INC.
  BRIDPORT HOLDINGS, INC.
  TRANSICOIL LLC
    By:   Aviation Technologies, Inc., its sole member
    By:  

/s/ Michael J. Lisman

      Name:   Michael J. Lisman                                        
      Title:   Chief Executive Officer and President

 

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  SOURIAU USA, INC.
  LEACH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
  TA AEROSPACE CO.
  CMC ELECTRONICS AURORA LLC
  ADVANCED INPUT DEVICES, INC.
  TREALITY SVS LLC
  SCIOTEQ LLC
  AVISTA, INCORPORATED
  AUXITROL WESTON USA, INC.
  HYTEK FINISHES CO.
  MASON ELECTRIC CO.
  NMC GROUP, INC.
  NORWICH AERO PRODUCTS, INC.
  PALOMAR PRODUCTS, INC.
  KORRY ELECTRONICS CO.
  MEMTRON TECHNOLOGIES CO.
  JOSLYN SUNBANK COMPANY, LLC
  ARMTEC DEFENSE PRODUCTS CO.
  ARMTEC COUNTERMEASURES CO.
  ARMTEC COUNTERMEASURES TNO CO.
  GAMESMAN INC.
  ESTERLINE INTERNATIONAL COMPANY
  LEACH HOLDING CORPORATION
  LEACH TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC.
  ESTERLINE EUROPE COMPANY LLC
  ANGUS ELECTRONICS CO.
  JANCO CORPORATION
  SUNBANK FAMILY OF COMPANIES, LLC
  RACAL ACOUSTICS, INC.
  ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
  17111 WATERVIEW PKWY LLC
        By:   Esterline Technologies Corporation, its sole member
  ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES SGIP LLC
        By:   Esterline Technologies Corporation, its sole member
        By:  

/s/ Jonathan D. Crandall

    Name:   Jonathan D. Crandall                                        
    Title:   Treasurer                                         

 

cc:

Christopher M. Kelly, Esq. (Jones Day)

    

Michael J. Solecki, Esq. (Jones Day)

 

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