ATM Modernization

Wireless Gatelink: Coming of Age

Over a decade ago an aircraft industry initiative called gatelink attempted to establish high-speed data transfer while aircraft were docked at the gates. Early concepts ranged from infrared control heads at the…

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Calendar

July 18-22 Satellite Communications Payload and System Design, a short course offered by the University of California-Los Angeles. Contact UCLA Extension's Department of Engineering, Information Systems and Technical Management, phone 310-825-3344, e-mail…

Business & GA

Editor’s Note: Widespread Use of EFBs

In the May issue, I extolled in this space the virtues of the electronic flight bag (EFB) and reported that adopting this promising technology need not be costly. The expense can be…

Military

The Hardware in Software Radio

Link 16, like many other U.S. military radio frequency (RF) applications, is being integrated into the software-defined radio architecture developed by the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) program. This tactical data link…

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Input/Output: Another Look at JPDO

As travelers prepare for a summer of holding patterns and flight delays, what would they think of the scenario, 20 years from now, if nothing is done to modernize air traffic management…

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New Products

Accelerometer Jewell Instruments, Manchester, N.H., has released a new series of compact accelerometers. The LSM accelerometers are approximately 1-inch (2.5-cm) cubes that can be used in radar leveling, fire control and autopilot…

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People

Jeffrey Dodson BAE Systems has appointed Jeffrey Dodson its vice president of security for its Information & Electronic Systems Integration sector in Nashua, N.H. He will be responsible for security operations, sensitive…

Business & GA

Perspectives: Software Specs: The Next Step

Software is taking on larger, more complex aviation tasks and is playing an increasingly larger role in aviation safety. Its development also is evolving. Software developers need updated materials to help them…

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Product Focus: Evolution of DFDAUs

Avionics evolve. And in true Darwinian fashion, they often can become extinct--at least as hardware. That probably will be the case with flight data acquisition units (FDAUs). FAA's notice of proposed rulemaking…