Ventura Aerospace Inc.

Ventura Aerospace Inc. is an aerospace company in Westlake Village, California. Michael and Mark Snow founded the company in 1997. They wanted to meet the freighter industry's need for rigid cargo barriers. The company now makes cargo barriers, fire suppression systems and radiation monitoring systems.

The site lists product lines for embedded systems, equipment racks, fire suppression systems, rigid cargo barriers, radiation monitoring, structural health monitoring, and thermal monitoring. The site says its fire suppression systems are built for cargo fires on freighter aircraft.

The site lists engineering and test services. These include decompression testing, LabVIEW development, system integration, flight testing, smoke testing, aerospace wire harnesses, and wire marking. The site says the company can take a product from design concept through engineering and manufacturing.

The site lists several approvals. These include an FAA STC for a 767-300F main deck fire suppression system. It also lists STCs and validations for rigid cargo barriers on 737-800, CRJ-200 and 737-800BCF aircraft. The site includes a list of STCs and manuals.

The company's roots trace back to Floyd Snow, who built and flew his own monoplane in 1930. He later became an FAA designated engineering representative in 1955. His company, Aircraft Technical Service, is now a division of Ventura Aerospace. Mark and Michael Snow are also FAA designees.

The site lists a special mission DC-10 project for Raytheon and MDA. It also lists a 10-tanker project. The site says the company provides lifetime support to a growing number of customers.

The office is at 31355 Agoura Road in Westlake Village, California 91361. The site lists the phone number 818-540-3130 and a fax number 818-540-3144. The site has a contact list for the president, quality, spares and service teams.