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| 03.01.2003 |
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WARP and New Airspace The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently made two announcements pertinent to its airspace modernization plan. At a Washington press briefing, agency officials announced plans to deploy an advanced weather processing system at...
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| 02.01.2003 |
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New Washington Area TRACON A new terminal radar approach control (TRACON) facility that consolidates five TRACONs in the Washington-Baltimore area began operation in late 2002. The Potomac Consolidated TRACON in Warrenton, Va., will federate facilities at...
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| 01.01.2003 |
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Targeting/Nav Pods Northrop Grumman has announced the integration of its LITENING Extended Range (ER) precision targeting system onto U.S. Air Force F-15E fighter aircraft. The LITENING ER system is a self-contained, multisensor laser target designating and...
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| 12.01.2002 |
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CPDLC Off and Running Controller-Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC), the government-industry program to reduce frequency congestion and increase communications clarity and reliability, became a reality on Oct. 7, 2002, at 7:38 a.m., as Miami Center sent...
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| 11.01.2002 |
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RVSM Brings Results Eurocontrol officials believe recent efforts to improve traffic flow in Europe have paid off, and they submit as proof figures revealing that, while air traffic in Europe dropped by an average 4.2 percent over the past two years, the...
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| 10.01.2002 |
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Displays for GA Avidyne Corp., Lincoln, Mass., recently introduced an integrated flight deck for general aviation (GA) aircraft and has agreements to provide the system for installation, initially, on four aircraft types. Cirrus Design will offer the...
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| 09.01.2002 |
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Eclipse Avionics Eclipse Aviation Corp.’s rollout of the Eclipse 500 drew attention to the entry-level business jet’s sophisticated Avio avionics and systems management package. Avio controls aircraft systems, such as the dual-channel...
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| 08.01.2002 |
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Boeing Nabs JTRS A Boeing team won an $857-million U.S. Army contract to develop the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS), a software-based communications system that will form the basis for all future U.S. military tactical radios. The contract covers initial...
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| 07.01.2002 |
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The X-45A unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) technology demonstration aircraft completed its first flight in late May at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB, Calif. The 14-minute flight reached an airspeed of 195 knots and an altitude of...
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| 06.01.2002 |
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UAVs in the NASA Recent tests run by NASA, New Mexico State University, the U.S. Navy, Scaled Composites and Modern Technology Solutions validated emerging unmanned air vehicle (UAV) collision avoidance technologies that could someday allow UAVs access to the...
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| 05.01.2002 |
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Challenger’s Continuum Rockwell Collins recently had its Pro Line 21 Continuum avionics suite approved on the Bombardier Challenger 601. The suite features four 10-by-8-inch portrait-format, color displays, a fully integrated flight control system...
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| 04.01.2002 |
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GPS: Vulnerability Update Last September the U.S. Transportation Department (DoT) released a study on the vulnerabilities of GPS and of the transportation system dependent upon it. Because the report was issued the day before Sept. 11, it aroused intense...
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| 03.01.2002 |
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Flight Management System for the A380 Airbus has tapped Honeywell to provide the flight management system (FMS) for the super jumbo A380 carrier. Honeywell’s strategic win could generate $200 million in revenue over a 15-year period, including sales of...
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| 02.01.2002 |
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IR-EVS on Track The dual-band infrared enhanced vision system (IR-EVS) is on track for certification, says developer CMC Electronics Inc. The company has completed two sets of developmental flight trials, with more than 70 approaches in varying adverse...
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| 01.01.2002 |
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Notebook for Lauda Air Austria’s Lauda Air has selected Itronix Corp.’s X-C6250Pro and GoBook notebook computers for the carrier’s maintenance program. The wireless mobile PCs’ data broadcasting feature makes them usable in the...
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| 12.01.2001 |
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First Flight of Collins-Equipped S-92 The final production configuration of the Sikorsky S-92 utility helicopter, which includes the Rockwell Collins glass cockpit, made its first flight Oct. 5. Aircraft No. 4 in the S-92 development program flew one hour and...
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| 11.01.2001 |
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Falcon 20 Display Garrett Aviation Services, Tempe, Ariz., has installed the first electronic engine instrument upgrade package for a Dassault Falcon 20. Little Rock, Ark.-based Acxiom Corp. owns the aircraft. The installation consists of three 6.4-inch...
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| 10.01.2001 |
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The Market According to Collins Rockwell Collins is now a public company, independent of its previous owner, Rockwell International. On June 29, 183 million shares of common stock were made available for trade under the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) symbol...
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| 09.01.2001 |
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Airlines Select Avionics Air transport carriers recently selected avionics systems to update their existing aircraft or install in aircraft on order. Here are some examples: Continental Airlines plans to retrofit 208 of its aircraft with Honeywell’s...
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| 08.01.2001 |
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Airbus Buys into Tenzing Tenzing Communications announced at the Paris Air Show that Airbus Industrie has purchased a 30% chunk of the in-flight communications company as part of a deal to offer in-flight e-mail and Internet access to airline passengers. The...
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