http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2013 Wed, 22 May 2013 6:23:39 EDT We live in amazing times. As I compose this month’s column on my laptop, I’ve got my tablet to the left of me, and my smartphone to my right. Poised and ready to provide the answers to all my questions, they are the ultimate reference. Well, almost. I’ve been “googling” around... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/columns/engineering/Leading-Edge-New-Era-of-Human-Factors_78390.html Fri, 1 Feb 2013 0:00:00 EST Honda Aircraft Co. completed the first flight of its FAA-conforming HondaJet light business jet, the company announced Dec. 21. The airframer said the flight is a "significant step in Hondas aerospace program leading to delivery of aircraft in 2012." The first conforming HondaJet lifted off Dec. 20... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/columns/engineering/Video-Army-AFDD-Director-Spivey-on-Helicopter-Aerodynamics_76767.html Thu, 12 Jul 2012 0:00:00 EDT Performance, stability and control. These are the main ingredients in the recipe for the most suitable aircraft for your mission (cost notwithstanding). Blending the proper amounts of each gets your mission accomplished safely, efficiently, reliably and happily. Messing up that recipe leaves you as... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/columns/engineering/Matched-to-the-Mission_74004.html Mon, 1 Aug 2011 0:00:00 EDT Pilots like to discuss weather even when they’re not flying. How much thought do you put into your weather sources? Over the years, our options have certainly expanded. With today’s technology, we have access to weather in nearly every phase of flight. Only a few decades ago, our sources of... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/columns/engineering/Shopping-for-Weather_73751.html Fri, 1 Jul 2011 0:00:00 EDT By the time helicopters routinely fly beyond the 250-knot speed goal, which is quite literally buzzing around the industry today, designers will have had to overcome some hurdles. What kind of hurdles? Grab your pocket protector, and let’s brainstorm. We know the rotor of a “pure”... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/columns/engineering/Hurdles-of-High-Speed-Flight_73507.html Wed, 1 Jun 2011 0:00:00 EDT If you’re like those of us with a passion for defying gravity by bullying the air we breathe with fantastically mechanical contraptions, you probably look at every flying machine with a scrutinizing eye. You admire or dislike its lines and sometimes wonder why things were designed the way they were... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/columns/engineering/Beyond-the-POH_72973.html Fri, 1 Apr 2011 0:00:00 EDT Often when we think about technology, images of gadgets and gizmos developed in virtual reality by far out people in far off places might come to mind. But there are other forms of cutting-edge technology we take for granted day after day, year after year. This usually happens when something keeps working... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/columns/engineering/The-Legacy-of-Harry-Robertson_67845.html Sat, 1 May 2010 0:00:00 EDT Several recent events involving air traffic control surveillance come to mind. They involved aircraft not in radio contact with ATC. During the episode involving Northwest Airlines 188 (NW188), air traffic controllers surveilled an aircraft they could not communicate with for 90 minutes. Aside from the lack... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/columns/engineering/The-ABCs-of-ADS-B_65367.html Fri, 1 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST Recently, we’ve talked about the FAA’s NextGen Roadmap and many of the new tools that are being made available to us. Due to accuracy errors inherent to GPS, two methods have been created to augment the... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/columns/engineering/Technology-Today_35385.html Thu, 1 Oct 2009 0:00:00 EDT Ground Based Augmentation Systems What good is a technology if it only has one name? Ground based augmentation systems (GBAS) is one such technology that is part of the FAA’s NextGen roadmap. It resides... http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/issue/columns/engineering/Technology-Today-GBAS_33914.html Sat, 1 Aug 2009 0:00:00 EDT