Business & GA Weathering Fog and Darkness -- HUDs With Enhanced Vision Enhanced vision systems (EVS) using infrared sensors to penetrate certain kinds of fog and low-visibility conditions are the latest enhancement to head-up displays (HUDs). They…
Business & GA Plugging into Airborne Digital Backbones This is expected to be a big year for Connexion by Boeing, the two-way broadband (or high data-rate) service planned by the airframe manufacturer to…
ATM Modernization Will Multilateration Become Mainstream? In October 2000, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded a Raytheon Co./Sensis Corp. team a $200-million contract to develop and build airport surface detection…
Business & GA On-Board Wireless Networks Wireless radio frequency (RF) local area networks (LANs) are emerging as an alternative to wired networks in homes and offices, promising both flexibility and convenience.…
ATM Modernization New Products EF Series Switch Janco Corp. has completed the design and testing of a new triple concentric shaft micro miniature rotary EF switch. It has three…
ATM Modernization People Airline Avionics Institute: Volare Awards Three winners of this year’s Airline Avionics Institute’s (AAI’s) Volare Awards were honored in April at the 52nd April Avionics…
Business & GA Product Focus: Avionics Integration Kits The problem: You own a fleet of older aircraft that still have useful time. You want to update the aircraft to enhance their utility, safety…
ATM Modernization Safety in Avionics: Time to Stop Fuel Tank Explosions It is often said that it takes two and a half accidents to spur the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to corrective action. By this…