ATM Modernization Safety in Avionics: Bubble of Protection There is a subtle yet profound difference in the flight control systems on Boeing and Airbus aircraft. Yes, they both have ailerons, flaps, slats, rudders…
ATM Modernization Avionics System Design: Asking the Question 'Why?' In several discussions recently, I found myself explaining why some aviation and mil-spec techniques and methods are used, and it struck me that commonly we…
Military The Space Shuttle, Modernized The space shuttle cockpit is getting a facelift. The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) four shuttles have flown 95 missions since 1981, equipped…
Military Twice the Bang for the Buck American taxpayers should be pleased. The U.S. Marine Corps has taken on an unusual upgrade program that is faithful to the service’s reputation of accomplishing…
ATM Modernization Editor's Note: Celebrating an Industry As you will no doubt quickly notice, two new special features have been added to Avionics Magazine. Initially obvious—because it appears on our cover—is the…
ATM Modernization Safety: If It Was Good Enough for The Wright Brothers ... An angle-of-attack indicator is needed in the cockpit of every airplane. "It’s the most useful piece of information you can get," declared Capt. Ron Rogers,…
ATM Modernization Avionics System Design: The Problem with Knowledge in the Head Those of you who may have read Donald Norman’s The Psychology of Everyday Things (also released as The Design of Everyday Things) will understand the…
Commercial Coming Up in Corporate Cockpits Here’s what is happening in business jet cockpits: Integrated avionics and liquid crystal displays (LCDs) are becoming standard equipment; Head-up displays (HUDs) are gaining in…