MilitaryNew Life for Old F-16s Rapidly advancing electronics technology means that cockpit equipment becomes outdated much more quickly than the rest of the aircraft, and this is particularly crucial in fighters. To bring the avionics of the…
Business & GAA New Kind of DVD UK-based IEC International has developed an in-flight entertainment (IFE) DVD in-seat system that is said to be the first of its kind. The system is expected to enter production later this year,…
Business & GASwitches People flick them, push, punch, twist and pull them. But few give much thought to them until they don’t work. Then we are more likely to assume that the light, gauge, motor…
ATM ModernizationNew Products 3-D Software Global Majic Software Inc. has introduced its 3DLinX version 1.5 language-independent software for creating real-time 3-D applications. The software is described as a "user-friendly simulation development tool for building interactive,…
ATM ModernizationPeople Aeroflex: Gregory, UTMC President Aeroflex Inc. has appointed Charles "Chuck" Gregory as president of UTMC. He will replace Charles "Nick" Ide, who retires in March 2001. Gregory joined Aeroflex UTMC in 1989.…
ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan Diel Avionik Systeme: Germany’s Largest Avionics Supplier Champagne corks were popped and broad smiles surrounded the entry way of a branch office in Toulouse, France, in celebration in mid-September of the launching…
CommercialA3XX: Headlong Into Ethernet Technology When, as seems likely, Europe’s giant new A3XX airliner program is launched, it will set records in data, as well as passenger transport. Although the avionics architecture–and the data network that underpins…
MilitarySafer Flying in the Military Whether you fly an airliner or a jet fighter, the optimum word in safety is "avoidance." Avoid hitting the ground and avoid hitting other aircraft. Today’s military aircraft operate in an environment…