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Q&A: James Tuttle: Counter-MANPADS Moves Forward

The threat from shoulder-launched, heat-seeking missiles is real: thirty-eight attacks have been attributed to these man-portable air defense systems, or MANPADS, over the past several decades. In 2002 terrorists fired two missiles…

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Safety: Water and Electrons: Never a Good Mix

Water seeping into the electronics and equipment (E&E) bay--causing terminal contactors to short out--has led to seven nearly identical electrical fires aboard Bombardier CRJ-200 regional jets, six of them within the past…

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Scan

Flight Simulators Minneapolis-based Aerosim Technologies has started production of an Airbus A319/A320 flight management system trainer (FMST), virtual flight deck (VFD) and virtual procedure trainer (VPT) for an undisclosed U.S. airline. The…

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Setting a Course: Beyond GPS

At A Glance: This article surveys non-U.S. satellite-based navigation systems being developed or modified--Europe's Galileo, Japan's JRANS and QZSS, and Russia's GLONASS--as well as GPS. Satellite navigation, once felt to be an…

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Broadband to the Bizjet Cabin

At A Glance: High-speed connectivity is a priority for executives. We describe broadband advances by ARINC, Rockwell Collins and Inmarsat, plus cell phone support by Honeywell and Inmarsat. Connectivity is a priority…

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Cabin Surveillance: Industry Debates the Need for Video

FAA officials are reviewing the responses to the agency's notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), titled "Flight Deck Door Monitoring and Crew Discreet Alerting Systems." The NPRM--docket number FAA-2005-22449, amending Part 121--represents the…

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Calendar

May 16-17 VMEbus International Trade Association (VITA) Military Embedded Electronics and Computing Conference (MEECC 2006), Hyatt Regency, Long Beach, Calif. Contact VITA, phone 480-566-6355, e-mail exec@vita.com or visit www.meecc.com. 16-21 International Aerospace…

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Editor's Note: A Pause for Reflection

The effort to adapt military technology to commercial aviation in order to protect U.S. airliners from shoulder-launched, heat-seeking missiles is poised to enter its third and final phase (see story). Contracts were…

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New Products

In-Flight Entertainment Alpharetta, Ga.-based Flight Display Systems has introduced FD102ARM, a 10.2-inch widescreen liquid crystal display (LCD) for in-flight cabin entertainment. The LCD, which has split-screen and picture-in-picture functions, supports resolutions up…

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People

New Appointments Northrop Grumman has promoted Imad Bitar to vice president of its Electromagnetic Systems Laboratory (ESL). The Los Angeles-based company also has elected retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Richard Myers to…