ATM ModernizationNew Products Thermal Analysis Software Dynamic Soft Analysis Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa., now offers BETAsoft, designed to be much faster than other thermal analysis software, which can require 20 to 30 minutes to analyze a…
ATM ModernizationPeople Hardin, VP and General Manager Ametek Inc., Paoli, Pa., has promoted John Wesley Hardin to the position of vice present and general manager of its Aerospace Division. He previously was vice president…
MilitaryPerspective: The MOSA Approach in Defense Acquisition In November 1994, the u.s. undersecretary of Defense for acquisition and technology charted the Open Systems Joint Task Force (OSJTF) to accelerate the acceptance and understanding of open systems for weapon systems…
CommercialOnboard File Servers A third, and perhaps the most significant, revision to an ARINC standard is being hammered out by the Airline Electronic Engineering Committee's (AEEC's) Aircraft Network and File Server (ANFS) subcommittee. "Security is…
CommercialSafety: Perils of a Lone Positioning Source A tiny but significant window into the sequence of a near-catastrophe at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, came from a passenger's naive question during a later British Mediterranean Airways flight to Beirut. By coincidence,…
ATM ModernizationScan U.S. Galileo Counter-Offer Worried about the impact of Europe's coming Galileo satnav system on the U.S. military's prized but not yet fielded M-Code for GPS, the U.S. government has proposed an alternative…
Business & GAVirtual Data Acquisition Flight data acquisition units (FDAUs) in today’s federated air transport avionics architectures are standalone entities. Located in the electronics bay, the FDAU is considered part of the data recording function–a central data…
Editor's NoteSafety: Belt and Suspenders Required for Safety Presented with an opportunity to strike a blow for redundancy, federal officials took a pass. The decision discomfits many pilots, who perceive a reduced margin of safety. The case involves the final…