Business & GALCD: Bigger Than Ever If all goes as planned, the aviation industry will see the largest primary cockpit display on the market in March 2002. The liquid crystal display (LCD) will measure 12 by 9 inches…
CommercialMaple Flag: Preparing for War The ramp at the Cold Lake Airport in northern Canada’s Province of Alberta is packed with airplanes. Canadian, American, British, German, Danish, Dutch, Belgian and many other nations’ aircraft are here. Several…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Flight Data Recorders A new line-up of flight data recorders, designated the data MARS104 series, is now available from Ampol Systems Inc., Elmont, N.Y. Lightweight and small in size, the recorders can…
ATM ModernizationPeople Garrett Aviation Services: Phillips, Vice President Keith Phillips recently was named vice president of sales and marketing for Garrett Aviation Services, Tempe, Ariz. He comes to Garrett from Curtiss-Wright Flight Systems, where…
Business & GAProduct Focus: Data Bus Test The predominant avionics data bus standard in commercial aviation today is ARINC 429. The first widespread application of digital data bus technology in commercial aviation, ARINC 429 has proved resilient over nearly…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Calibrators TTI Inc., Williston, Vt., has introduced the BetaFLEX calibrator with mix-and-match input/output modules. Loaded into two bays at the base of the unit, the modules provide both measurement and simulation capabilities.…
ATM ModernizationPeople ARINC Inc.: New Officials As a result of a reorganization effort, ARINC Inc. recently announced two promotions and an appointment. The former Avionics & Simulation Maintenance Engineering (ASME) department, which was in…
Business & GAProduct Focus: Avionics Switches At first glance, lighted pushbutton switches so critical to aircraft operation appear not to have changed much over the years. But if you open the cap or look at the body, it…