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…
ATM ModernizationNew Products EVS Display Skyquest Aviation, Maidenhead, UK, recently launched a 4-inch cockpit liquid crystal display designed for use with an enhanced vision system (EVS). It can show either PAL (phase alternation line) or…
ATM ModernizationPeople Farley, Palmeri Meggitt/S-Tec, Mineral Springs, Texas, has promoted Kyle Farley to vice president of operations and hired Trevor Palmeri as vice president of programs and customer support. Farley, who joined S-Tec in…
Business & GAPerspectives: Aviation Training: A Future Avenue For decades aviation training research has received significant attention and investment from both the U.S. Department of Defense and the commercial aviation industry, with the recognition that safety and performance excellence are…
ATM ModernizationQ&A: Oscar Alvarez: Aviation Spectrum: Continuing Threats From ultra-wideband (UWB) to software defined radio, spectrum issues remain front and center in aviation. Old threats and problems remain, while new spectrum-hungry technologies compete for real estate. Avionics Magazine visited Oscar…
CommercialSafety: Single Warning For Two Problems From available accounts, a scenario suggests itself for the Aug. 14 crash of the Helios Airways B737-300 near Athens: the aircraft was never fully pressurized to begin with. Why it wasn't fully…