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October 10, 2008 Sikorsky Selects TrueNorth Satcom System
Sikorsky Aircraft selected TrueNorth Avionics, Ottawa, Canada, to supply its Simphone airborne telecommunications system for the S-76 helicopter. The installations will start with two installations this summer at Keystone Helicopter in Coatesville, Pa. Simphone is a single LRU, dual channel Iridium system that let operators manage airborne communications — Satcom, fax, broadband data, cabin intercom — through a handset. IS&S Launches WAAS LPV Program for PC-12
Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S), Exton, Pa., launched a Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) program with Lateral Precision Performance with Vertical Guidance (LPV) for its PC-12 Cockpit/IP Flat Panel Display System. The company made the announcement at this week's National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention in Orlando, Fla. WAAS capability is being offered by IS&S for both single-side and full-cockpit display architectures, allowing PC-12 operators to fly precision approaches at smaller airports. IS&S will submit the WAAS autopilot coupled LPV approach for FAA certification, and it expects to receive certification within 90 days.
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Cover Story: SVS Virtual Sight Lines
Humans are visual creatures — if forced to give up one of our five senses, not many of us would choose to be blind. Living in a dark or blurry world is a scary thought, so we tend to pursue anything that enhances vision, from eyeglasses and binoculars...
Ron Laurenzo
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Beating Ballistic Threats
Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG) and small arms fire remain deadly, plentiful threats to helicopters forced to fly close to concealed enemies. Unlike Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) countered by missile warning receivers, flare dispensers, and...
Frank Colucci
Determinaistic Ethernet for Avionics
The AEEC has been documenting methods for transferring digital information between avionics boxes since the 1960s. However, it wasn’t until the implementation of ARINC 429 as a reliable, high-integrity digital databus that provides deterministic message...
Roy Oishi, ARINC Industry Activities
Product Focus: RTOS
At 35,000 feet, the market for real-time operating systems (RTOS) is embracing the concept of virtualization as a way to wring more functionality out of avionics systems. In that respect, aviation is following in the footsteps of server-based computing in the...
Barry Rosenberg
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