Business & GASystems That Permit Everyone to Fly When Orville and Wilbur Wright began developing a vehicle that could fly, people no doubt laughed and shook their heads. "Poppycock. Man wasn’t meant to fly," they probably proclaimed. But the brothers…
ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan First Continuum on G-IIs Rockwell Collins announced in January the first certification of its Pro Line 21 Continuum avionics upgrade package, for the Gulfstream II and IIB business aircraft. The installation includes…
CommercialProduct Focus: Aircraft Wiring Trapped in an aluminum tube at 33,000 feet with wires leading to the high-load circuit breakers cracked, arced, shorted or fused–an unpleasant scenario. Capt. Paul McCarthy, executive air safety chairman for the…
ATM ModernizationSpecial Report: Ultra Wideband: Killer App or App Killer? In a world ravenous for radio frequencies, a tantalizing telecommunications technology promises to deliver revolutionary wireless applications without further congesting the spectrum. The wonder’s name is ultra-wideband (UWB). Its champions say it…
ATM ModernizationSpecial Report: UWB: A Wakeup Call to GPS Users Some ultra-wideband (UWB) proponents say UWB is poised to change the world. USA Today, New York Times, and the Chicago Tribune have touted the benefits of this intriguing technology. USA Today went…
ATM ModernizationAnother Big Step Forward for ADB-B It was an overcast October night at the Louisville (Ky.) Standford Field when five Boeing 727 freighters lined up for departure on the airport’s runway 35R. Four were owned by United Parcel…
CommercialAvionics System Design: Customer Service: It's Cool Certainly, nobody requests bad service. But it is not surprising these days to get it. Between voice mail connected to deep space, the helpful suggestion to go back and "read the manual,"…
ATM ModernizationProduct Focus: Air Traffic Control Switches Most people think of a switch as something small and simple–something that can be manipulated by a finger. Not so in an air traffic control (ATC) center. The ground-based megaswitches for ATC…