Talk:Rockwell Collins

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On 29 July 2004, a prior version of this article was nominated for deletion. See Votes for deletion/Rockwell Collins for a record of the debate. Rossami 23:50, 4 Aug 2004 (UTC)

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Some claims are wrong. In 1960, neither the R-390 nor the R-390A were classified. There is no sign that the the military specification was ever classified. The R-392, a 28VDC version of the 390 is not mentioned. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.194.63.101 (talk) 22:45, 16 June 2013 (UTC)

Merge with Collins Radio Company
Voting pro - both pages are kind of stubby, and it's still the same basic company. --BonzoESC 23:55, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

No they are quite seperate companies now!

No - Collins Radio no longer exists, it was bought by North American Rockwell, which after other acquisitions became Rockwell International, which then split into two new companies: Rockwell Automation and Rockwell Collins. Rockwell Collins includes the parts of Rockwell International that came from the old Collins Radio, but also many other Rockwell International and Rockwell Collins acquisitions. -- RTC 21:24, 29 December 2005 (UTC)


 * Removed the merge request. The correct merger is between Collins Radio and Collins Radio Company. -- RTC 00:44, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

Yes - I feel the merger request would be correct. Collins today is basically the same company in the same location and making the same products (excepting amateur radio gear and minicomputers, the exit from both being prevailing industry trends) as the original Collins Radio Company. What other parts of RI were included in the Rockwell Collins spinoff? --Warphammer 17:54, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

No - The merge between Collins Radio and Collins Radio Company is correct, but there are several parts of the original Collins Radio Company that are in Rockwell Automation, and Rockwell International, and some additional that was created after the Merger with North American that were spun off into Rockwell Collins. I am a Rockwell Employee and may be able to find internal documentation to this effect if someone needs more proof, but due to confidentiality and security reasons I cannot incorporate those documents into the article. Gaijin42 20:32, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

The company that was Rockwell International essentially split into 3 main parts. The Hughes Aircraft and North American parts of Rockwell International were effectively sold to Boeing. Rockwell Automation and Rockwell Collins were spun off into two similarly sized companies that are focused on different products and markets. The statement that the "core" of Rockwell Collins is the old Collins Radio Company is true, with significant expansion of the product suite via acquiring companies like Kaiser and Airshow.

Merge Flight Dynamics here?
Does anyone object? Can someone closer to the subject do the work? Carl M. Anglesea (talk) 17:08, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Datapath Acquisition
As of 1 June, 2009 RC has completed the acquisition of Datapath Inc. I'm not entirely sure how or where to integrate this into the article. Someone wants to point me in the right direction or do it themselves, here's some more info: http://www.datapath.com/944 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ds2600 (talk • contribs) 05:30, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Incomplete Coverage
There is extensive coverage of Collins Radio's commercial equipment, but other than the R-390 and some oblique references to the use of Collins equipment in the space program, none of their military equipment is mentioned. Nenielsen (talk) 06:37, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

The Rockwell 'merger' / buyout
I was there when the heavy 'C' Division spending came to a screeching halt, and about half of the folks in Cedar Rapids were given their walking papers. There were some very good people, long time engineers and manufacturing folks let go. It was brutal. Red-dots sprayed on desks, designating to facilities workers desks that were to hauled to storage warehouse. In some cases someone might come to work and see the red dot EVEN BEFORE THEY WERE PERSONALLY INFORMED OF BEING LET GO. Many sad cases. In any event, I've added a paragraph as to the why of the merger with Rockwell; given the super profitable and successful company that was independent Collins Radio, it seems important to the big picture. 63.194.45.134 (talk) 20:03, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

I see the edit has already been reverted... sigh... all I can say is 'never again'... it seems there's a cadre of elite Wikians who 'own' absolute rights on content, and choose to arbitrarily exclude those who 'don't belong' to "the club". So be it; never again.68.111.65.158 (talk) 10:15, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Your edit was reverted because it was unsourced, and appears to be original research. This is frowned upon on Wikipedia.  You can read more about it at Verifiability.  Also, if you think for a second that Wikipedia editors are part of club conspiring together and singing Kumbaya in harmony while we rule the world, please read the discussion at Talk:Triborough Bridge about changing the name of the article, and then read Talk:List of Confederate monuments and memorials regarding the removal of two sentences from a graph.  Cheers.  Magnolia677 (talk) 13:21, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Do yourself a favor and skim over the Art Collins wiki article on page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_A._Collins; please find:

"The C-System was extraordinarily innovative but as a consequence its scope and costs could not be predicted. Eventually it disrupted other programs and led to serious cost overruns, beyond funding sources. One of the main difficulties was the large size, relatively low density, and very high cost of computer memory, as demanded by the C-System. Arthur Collins' vision of the potential for the C-System exceeded that of most of his staff, and certainly that of bankers or other funding sources. In spite of the negative effect on the company's finances, he insisted on continuing the development of the C-System, certain that it would be an eventual success. Unfortunately, the overall economy was in recession in the late 1960s, especially for highly specialized commercial and defense electronics. (For example, employment at Boeing dropped from 100,000 in 1968 to 32,500 in 1971. Lights out, Seattle; Seattle Times, Nov. 3, 1996). A difficult decision was made to form an alliance with North American Rockwell. Unable to meet short term financial goals, Arthur Collins was forced to leave the company in 1971. Ironically, his vision of a distributed network of relatively small processors and computer work stations was exactly prescient. The seeds of the linked personal computers and of the Internet were to be found in the C-System. Computer memory quickly became faster, of higher capacity, and cheaper, but not soon enough to rescue the C-System. [22] [23]" (You're welcome) 68.111.65.158 (talk) 15:53, 2 November 2017 (UTC)


 * "Original research"??? How about providing on the scene EYEWITNESS observation as a long term employee??? I apologize, but it is very difficult for this member of the unwashed proletariat to deal with such philistine logic . But that's okay; as I said, "never again" (which of course includes any future donations to the cause). I'm sure all will do fine. Cheers for sure. 63.194.45.134 (talk) 16:44, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
 * You are aware the Rockwell Collins Recreation Center has showers?. Magnolia677 (talk) 17:14, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

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