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| 07.01.2007 |
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Q&A: Achieving NextGen: RTCA’s Vision
Organized in 1935 as the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics, RTCA develops consensus-based recommendations that are used by FAA as the basis for policy, program and regulatory decisions. The private, not-for-profit corporation provides guidance...
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| 07.01.2007 |
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Product Focus: Connectors
Customers’ ever-present demands of more, cheaper, lighter and faster are prompting a wave of high-density interconnect devices, particularly in the commercial and military aviation sectors. Aviation connector companies say faster, lighter options are...
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| 06.01.2007 |
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In-Trail, On-Time
Over the years, a large number of concepts to increase airspace and airport capacity and to smooth traffic flows have been proposed, but few of them have reached operational application. Some die because they just aren’t practical; others are seen to be...
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| 06.01.2007 |
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Reducing Risk on Joint Strike Fighter
The avionics suite of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) will probably be the most extensively tested of any aviation electronics, with much of the work performed before systems fly on the intended airframe. Indeed, risk reduction is a focal point of the $45...
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| 06.01.2007 |
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The Dreamliner, in Control
Using synergy developed with the avionics side of its parent company, Rockwell Collins’ Electromechanical Systems Division (EMS) is expecting to nearly double its business in the next five years, thanks in part to a key contract on the new Boeing 787...
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| 06.01.2007 |
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Q&A: NLR: The Leading Edge of European Research
Jacco M. Hoekstra is head of the air transport division of the Nationaal Lucht-en Ruimtevaartlaboratorium (NLR), the National Aerospace Laboratory of the Netherlands. In this capacity, he oversees 140 researchers engaged in five focus areas. Hoekstra joined...
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| 06.01.2007 |
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Product Focus: Flight Data Recorders
Interconnectivity of avionics, including flight data recorders (FDR), is of prime importance to aircraft operators because it offers rapid data transfer rates and significant time savings. Thanks to increased use of Ethernet networking technology, already...
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| 05.01.2007 |
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New Sensors are Force Multipliers
The global war on terrorism, shoulder-fired rockets and threats the military hasn’t even thought of yet are in part helping drive advances in sensor technologies. Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems are developing technologies...
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| 05.01.2007 |
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Europe Moves on Datalink
The day when pilots and air traffic controllers in Europe can bid farewell to routine voice messaging — for sector handovers, ATC clearances and the like — is coming closer as datalink communications take hold. This year, some 350 aircraft...
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| 05.01.2007 |
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A Single Solution To ADS-B?
The move by FAA to "performance-based" contracting, where the end product is the certifiable goal, and the means to reach it is not rigidly specified, has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantages include allowing suppliers to replace costly...
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| 05.01.2007 |
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Electronic Flight Bags: Applications Abound
As Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs) have gained acceptance as valued flight deck components, the range of applications they host is proliferating. From their early utility of displaying reference documents such as aircraft operating manuals and navigational...
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| 04.01.2007 |
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Multilateration: Radar’s Replacement?
Multilateration sounds like something you did in high school math, but have long since forgotten. But no, you didn’t, and no, you haven’t. Multilateration, or MLat, is the latest thing coming down the pike in air traffic control technology, and...
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| 04.01.2007 |
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ADS-B in the Gulf
While not renowned for its speed in implementing programs, FAA is working quickly to replace the nation’s aging, radar-based air traffic control system with one based on Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B). Helicopter operators in the...
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| 04.01.2007 |
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Wide Bodies, Big Screens
The new generation of widebody, long-range aircraft, including the Boeing 777 and the superjumbo Airbus A380, is spurring a new generation of in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems designed to offer more options for passengers on those long flights. Panasonic...
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| 04.01.2007 |
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Product Focus: Antennas
New antenna and broadband technologies are bringing new capabilities and new scope to in-flight communications and entertainment systems. Business travel used to mean putting some tasks on hold while in flight. Such disruptions theoretically became a thing of...
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| 03.01.2007 |
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Miniature Air Vehicles
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) that can be contained in a backpack or even in the palm of your hand promise to deliver new intelligence-gathering and surveillance capabilities from the platoon level down to the individual soldier. These miniature aircraft...
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| 03.01.2007 |
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Managing Change In FMS
New types of aircraft operating procedures and concepts are influencing the development of flight management systems (FMS). As those technology-driven procedures evolve, avionics and airframe manufacturers say they are improving their products and adding new...
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| 03.01.2007 |
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Special Report: Securing Intellectual Property
Intellectual property (IP) is as important to avionics as avionics is to an aircraft. Properly securing, maintaining and policing intellectual property rights will help maximize a company’s ability to attract investment, protect its business advantage...
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| 03.01.2007 |
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Product Focus: Aircraft Switches
Control of an in-flight aircraft is predicated on the pilot’s ability to alter critical aircraft components and/or conditions to safely carry out the flight plan. Switches are one way designers have traditionally provided for pilot input...
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| 02.01.2007 |
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Integrated Modular Avionics: Less is More
The Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) concept, which replaces numerous separate processors and line replaceable units (LRU) with fewer, more centralized processing units, is promising significant weight reduction and maintenance savings in the new generation...
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