CommercialF-35 Integrated Sensor Suite: Lethal Combination At A Glance The targeting sensors in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter are designed to assure that the pilot concentrates on the combat environment, not on the onboard systems. The prime contractor,…
ATM ModernizationIn-Flight Cell Phones At A Glance European advocates of onboard cell phoning hope to obtain licenses in 2006. In this article we examine the state of play regarding: Certification challenges and interference mitigation technologies such…
ATM ModernizationInput/Output: Learning from UAV Mishaps The explosion of interest in unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) has focused attention on their high accident rate--several orders of magnitude greater than that of manned aircraft. The U.S. Defense Department's 2003 "UAV…
Business & GAHuman Factors And the Future Human factors (HF) are key in designing cockpit systems. Research psychologists constantly seek to enhance pilot performance by improving the human computer interface. Rarely, however, does one consider the origins, direction and…
CommercialProduct Focus: Mil-Std-1553: Evolution Continues Military aircraft come and go, but Mil-Std-1553 soldiers on. This deterministic bus has remained fresh by constantly adopting the latest packaging technologies. The Mil-Std-1553 data bus market continues to thrive despite the…
Business & GANew Products Jeppesen Software A new Jeppesen product that includes JeppView electronic charts as well as flight planning applications is now available. NavSuite is the product of a Jeppesen strategy to integrate and package…
ATM ModernizationPerspectives: Airspace Users' Equipage Dilemma The aviation community has widely endorsed the International Air Transport Association's (IATA's) strategic vision for future air traffic management (ATM). (Visit www.iata.org/whatwedo/infrastructure_strategy1.) Guided by this roadmap, one can identify the airborne capabilities…
ATM ModernizationQ&A: Nick Sabatini and John Timmerman Like it or not, unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) are here to stay. The aircraft--big and small--have become a military fixture and made hundreds of flights in the national airspace system (NAS) this…