ATM Modernization New Products Loop Resistance Tester The Boeing Co. has developed an instrument that allows the integrity of cable shielding to be tested without de-mating the connectors. The…
ATM Modernization Safety in Avionics: Data Link and Stuck Microphones Increasingly crowded skies generate colorful descriptions of the problem. Here’s one harried air traffic controller’s scatological characterization of the situation for Newark International Airport in…
ATM Modernization Industry Scan Belgian Police Receive Enhanced MD 520N The Belgian Gendarmerie (Belgian National Police) was scheduled to take delivery by the end of 1999 of its multimission…
Business & GA Testing Standards: Making Giant Strides The search for maximal test instrument interchangeability with minimal test program modifications has made a lot of progress in the last five years. But work…
ATM Modernization Avionics System Design: Potential Perils of PEDS The issue of PED (personal electronic device) interference with onboard avionics systems becomes more complex and contradictory as one digs deeper into prior documents, conflicting…
Military The Beauty of COTS The percentage of funds allocated for avionics in U.S. military aircraft programs has grown to enormous proportions. Fortunately, with help from the 1995 reforms in…
Military Civil Market in Europe As in the United States, the two very promising markets in Europe are corporate/executive transport and regional airline—but perhaps for different reasons. While a booming…
Military Defense Market in Europe Few front line military aircraft programs are at or near service entry in Europe. And those that are—such as the Rafale, Typhoon, EH-101 and Tiger—often…