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…
ATM Modernization Editor's Note: The Race for ADS-B There is a race going on —a race against time. Pressure is mounting against the Cargo Airline Association (CAA), which is working feverishly to make…
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…
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…