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March 1, 2008
Calendar
March 5-6 Avionics Expo 2008 Conference and Exhibition, Passenger Terminal Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Visit www.avionics-event.com. 10-11 FAA 33rd Annual Forecast Conference, Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C. Visit www.faa.gov. 11-13 ATC Global...
March 1, 2008
Editor’s Note: System of Systems
Network centric warfare is hard to get your arms around. There’s a lot happening out there, and living the life of a middle-aged urban professional doesn’t often expose you to the intricacies of electronic battle. For the past couple of years...
March 1, 2008
Product Focus: Displays
Consumer electronic influences and technological advances associated with the latest aircraft model types are spurring new display technologies in the cockpit. However, these advances, including 15-inch-displays and touch-screen technology, come with their...
March 1, 2008
Teeth of the Growler
Building airborne electronic attack (AEA) capability into the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter/attack aircraft posed packaging and integration challenges for prime contractor Boeing and AEA subsystem integrator Northrop Grumman. Compared to the...
March 1, 2008
Europe’s Green Pursuit
A Scandinavian Airline System (SAS) Boeing 737 descends noiselessly to the threshold of Arlanda Airport at Stockholm, Sweden, having just completed a descent with engines at idle or nearly so. This is not considered remarkable; rather it is one of several...
March 1, 2008
People
Universal Appointments Universal Avionics, Tucson, Ariz., made several management moves, including the appointment of a chief operating officer (COO). Paul DeHerrera (right), who most recently was vice president of marketing and product support, takes over as...
March 1, 2008
Industry Scan
First-Quarter Report: Osprey Delivers The Goods in Iraq The first MV-22 Osprey tiltrotors assigned for operational duty in Iraq arrived in country last October. The following report, based on the first three months of the deployment, is excerpted from...
February 1, 2008
Industry Scan
Opinion Allows Flexibility In Pilot Headsets Airline pilots have embraced a wide variety of active noise reduction (ANR) products to improve communications and protect their hearing in relatively high-noise cockpits such as the ubiquitous Boeing 737. A...
February 1, 2008
People
Gregory Bowles The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) in Washington, D.C., promoted Gregory Bowles to director, engineering and manufacturing. Bowles previously served as GAMA’s manager, maintenance and engineering. Bowles’...
February 1, 2008
Calendar
February 19-24 Singapore Air Show, Changi Exhibition Center, Singapore. Contact (65) 6542 8660 or enquiries@singaporeairshow.com.sg. 24-26 Heli-Expo 2008, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston. Contact organizer Helicopter Association International...
February 1, 2008
Supplying The ‘Last Tactical Mile’
The roads in war torn Iraq and Afghanistan are some of the most treacherous thoroughfares in the world. Routine military convoy missions have quickly turned deadly in the flash of an improvised explosive device (IED). Used in roadside and suicide car...
February 1, 2008
Product Focus: Connectors
Few other components in aerospace have changed as little as connectors have over the years. However, the connector has been roused from its slumber by the introduction of new aircraft — Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, in particular — and by the...
February 1, 2008
New Products
Data Storage VMETRO unveiled three storage devices for use with its Vortex data recording services. The rack mount storage units provide 4Gb fibre channel Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks (RAID) and Switched Bunch of Disks options. The devices are suited...
February 1, 2008
Perspectives: Being Net-Centric
The concept of network centric operations, or network centric warfare (NCO/NCW), emerged in the 1990s. Then called "C4I for the warrior," it focused on creating a unified battle space for joint military services. NCW may be a new name for it, but...
February 1, 2008
Letters
Avionics Technicians I have been an avid reader of your magazine for many years. The article about AET certification (Avionics, December 2007, p. 30) caught my attention, particularly the comments about A&P mechanics. I started my career in aircraft...
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