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Pilatus Display Accord Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. has signed on Astronautics Corp. of America for long-term support of the Swiss airframer’s PC-7 and PC-9 aircraft. Astronautics will provide both the 6-by-8-inch and 5…

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July 15-17 Unmanned Systems 2003, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Md. Contact the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), phone 703-920-2720, fax 703-920-2889, or visit www.auvis.org. 29-Aug. 4 AirVenture–Oshkosh 2003, Oshkosh, Wis.…

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BAE Systems: New Officials Jeffrey Cook recently was named vice president and chief technology officer for the Information & Electronic Systems Integration (IESI) sector of BAE Systems North America. He joined BAE…

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Close Look at RF Connectors

Avionics systems designers face a wide range of radio frequency (RF) connector choices. Each has important operational implications. Since high-frequency applications aggravate failure mechanisms unique to these connectors, understanding the devices’ strengths…

Commercial

Boeing: Integrated Avionics Takes Another Step Forward

In the Boeing 777’s first major avionics upgrade since its introduction in 1995, the distinctive twin-engine widebody jet will sport a leaner, yet more capable integrated avionics system and optional cockpit-mounted electronic…

Business & GA

Bizjet Avionics: In the Vanguard

Almost 21 years ago, in September 1992, Boeing invited a group of journalists to fly from Seattle to Chicago, to mark the first customer delivery, to United Airlines, of the company’s new,…

Commercial

Editor's Note: Missile Defense on Airliners

Who would have thought it would come to this? First we have commercial airline pilots carrying guns. Now a bill in the U.S. Congress proposes that airliners be equipped with anti-missile systems.…