Business & GA Avionics System Design: 'Why Do the Wings Dip When I Hit Play' Due to an odd alignment of the stars or something this month, I have recently had numerous calls and e-mails about the odd topic of…
Commercial Avionics 99 Highlights CFIT, TCAS, ADS-B and, of course, Free Flight were some of the more widely used buzzwords heard at the Oct. 26-28 Avionics 99 conference at…
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…