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January 1, 2009
Product Focus: Switches
Many of the small bits and pieces in the avionics world don’t change much from year to year. That’s true of a lot of technologies. But every decade or so comes a fresh new approach that shakes one of those traditionally staid businesses to its...
January 1, 2009
New Products
Sales Representation AD Aerospace, of Cheshire, U.K., appointed Millennium Aviation Consulting (MAC) as its representatives for Latin America. MAC will promote AD Aerospace’s FlightVu range of aerospace video safety and security systems through Mexico...
January 1, 2009
Speed of Innovation
I once saw an amusing bumper sticker that read: "It’s not just a good idea, it’s the law: 186,287 miles per second." The message, of course, refers to the speed of light in space. Probably at the wheel of the car was a Trekkie or MIT...
December 1, 2008
Industry Scan
Navigation System Supplier Aims To Make WAAS More Available, Affordable The new owners of FreeFlight Systems, based in Waco, Texas, are dedicated to the proposition that satellite navigation from a cost perspective can be brought down to earth. Founded in...
December 1, 2008
People
Donald Hazelwood QinetiQ North America, of McLean, Va., named Donald Hazelwood (right) vice president of Unmanned Systems at its Systems Engineering Group. Formerly project manager of the U.S. Army’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program, a position...
December 1, 2008
Calendar
December 2-3 5th Annual FAA International Aviation Safety Forum, Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C. Contact FAA, phone 202-267-3781 or visit www.faa.gov. 2009 February 11-12 National Business Aviation Association Asian Business Aviation Conference &...
December 1, 2008
Product Focus: Databus Technology
Just a year ago, it appeared that aircraft databus technology was poised to break into the 200 Mbps range, multiplying traditional data communications rates by 100-fold or more. Initial tests were promising, but the technical challenge of making such a...
December 1, 2008
Acronym & Abbreviation Guide
Avionics Magazine proudly presents the fourth edition of our biennial Aerospace...
November 1, 2008
Industry Scan
Primus Epic Suite Lets Helicopter Pilots Be Flight Managers Honeywell wants to promote pilots of advanced helicopters to the same status long enjoyed by their fixed-wing brethren: flight manager as opposed to aircraft driver. Not that there’s anything...
November 1, 2008
People
Michael Toscano The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), in Arlington, Va., named Michael Toscano executive director. Toscano most recently was chairman of the Physical Security Equipment Action Group (PSEAG) and Program Manager for...
November 1, 2008
Calendar
November 2-5 Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA) 53rd Annual Conference & Exhibition, Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, D.C. Contact ATCA, phone 703-299-2430 or visit www.atca.org. 4-9 7th Annual China International Aviation & Aerospace...
November 1, 2008
Product Focus: Wire and Cable
The mantra for designers and manufacturers of avionics-grade wire and cable is to do more with less. The "more" relates to the bandwidth capability and throughput that make it possible for airlines and corporate operators to load their in-flight...
November 1, 2008
New Products
Transceiver European Approval L-3 Avionics Systems received EASA European Technical Standard Order Authorization (ETSOA) for its ADR-7050 Digital Transceiver for navigation and communication. The ADR-7050 is a remotely controlled and mounted digital...
November 1, 2008
Aviationtoday.com: NextGen Internet
The next major war won’t be fought on land, sea or air; it will be fought in cyberspace. The rapid flow of information over the Internet is an integral component of Network-Centric Operations, particularly the U.S. Army’s Future Combat System...
November 1, 2008
Net-Centric Operations Supplement: Editor's Note: Connecting Systems
Nowadays, the interconnectedness of systems is becoming more important than the systems themselves. Fifth-generation fighters like the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II, with their ability to penetrate enemy air defenses, bring much in the way of stealth...
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