Commercial

Safety in Avionics: RoboLander Revisited

In the wake of the multiple coordinated hijackings of Sept. 11, 2001, numerous suggestions have emerged that would have the pilot of an airliner threatened by hijackers press a "big red button,"…

ATM Modernization

Industry Scan

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…

Business & GA

A TAWS for Rotorcraft

Terrain awareness warning in every aircraft… Sounds nice. It certainly would enhance safety–which is why Honeywell has developed multiple versions of its enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS). Perhaps the latest version,…

ATM Modernization

ADS-B Progress and the Proposed Rule

Two steps forward and one step back. That’s the pace for many technologies and appears to be the story for automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B), as well. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) seems…

Business & GA

Aging Avionics: A Break with the Past

Military aircraft today are expected to endure far beyond their originally planned life spans: the 41-year-old B-52s may be around for decades to come. Military airplanes also have to accommodate new weapons,…

Commercial

Editor's Note: A Fateful First Assignment

In this issue of Avionics Magazine, we introduce a new contributing editor, Harry Kraemer. He is an instructor pilot with turbine experience and instrument and multiengine ratings. Harry also is enrolled in…

Business & GA

Standby Flight Instruments: Helpful or Hazardous?

Accident investigators at Canada’s Transportation Safety Board have issued an aviation safety advisory to international aviation authorities and aircraft operators concerning standby flight instruments. While aimed at the use of standby flight…

Military

The Emerging World of JTRS

This spring, possibly this month, the U.S. armed forces will enter uncharted territory. If all goes as planned, the Army will award the first chunk of a program with an ambitious end…

ATM Modernization

People

ITCN Inc.: New Officials ITCN Inc., manufacturer of test equipment and software development tools for embedded systems, recently announced two promotions and three new officials. The Miamisburg, Ohio-based company promoted Justin Upper…

Military

Product Focus: Mission Data Recorders

Defining a mission data recorder (MDR) isn’t easy. How, for example, does an MDR differ from other recording devices on an aircraft? When asked to define an MDR, Bruce McEwen, Smiths Aerospace’s…