Commercial

B787 Cockpit: Boeing’s Bold Move

It is the most integrated, most supplier-based cockpit, using the largest display system and the most open architecture of any commercial aircraft developed by Boeing. The B787 flight deck also represents a…

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Calendar

November 14-15 Contractor Logistics Support-The Expanded Role of the Contractor, The Hatton,London. Contact SMi, +44 870 9090 711 or visit www.smi-online.co.uk. 14-17 Project Management Principles and Practice, a course sponsored by UCLA…

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Product Focus: Conformal Antennas: Sharing the Load

Air vehicle and radar designers aspire to the union of form and function: antennas that perform both structural and sensing roles. Such technology could revolutionize battlefield intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), enabling…

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Editor’s Note: ADS-B: Its Time Has Come

It was quietly disclosed, with little fanfare. Had you not read an article by Charles Keegan, vice president, operations planning, with FAA's Air Traffic Organization, in an RTCA newsletter, you probably wouldn't…

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Keeping Safety in Mind I want to comment on your Safety column in the June 2005 issue (page 65) titled "Perils of Single-Point Failures." Let me begin by saying that occasionally, when…

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Input/Output: NTIA Spotlights Spectrum Sharing

At a recent conference on spectrum management, John Kneuer, deputy assistant secretary of Commerce for communications and information, outlined initiatives by the federal spectrum management agency to forward the Bush administration's agenda…

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New Products

Passenger Map Display Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has unveiled its new Hi-Focus maps for its Airshow 4200 moving map and information system. In addition to the aircraft's flight path, these new…

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People

Klein, Rewitzer Achim Klein, an engineer, has been named president of Rohde & Schwarz Vertriebs GmbH, based in Munich. Klein is responsible for the sales of all Rohde & Schwarz radiocommunications products.Herbert…

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Perspectives: Software Radio Certification Issues

A convergence of technology trends will change the operational and design characteristics of modern radios, increasing certification challenges. First is software defined radio (SDR), which allows much of what was done on…