Editor's NoteEditor's Note: Onward And Upward It is with great pleasure that I introduce myself as the new editor of Avionics magazine. Actually, this is a return engagement for me. I served as managing editor of this fine…
Business & GAIndustry Scan Infrared System Adapted For GA Infrared imaging technology developed for the military and employed in high- end cars and other markets is being adapted for an enhanced vision system (EVS) available to…
Editor's NotePeople Mel Hilderbrand Mel Hilderbrand has been named president of S-TEC Corp., of Mineral Wells, Tex. Hilderbrand was serving as the company’s senior vice president of customer operations before his promotion to president.…
Business & GABoeing Resumes A160 Tests Boeing touted the successful resumption of test flights of its A160 Hummingbird unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), saying the rotorcraft proved its “versatility through a rigorous flight test program.” Boeing resumed test operations…
MilitaryNorthrop Wins USAF Contract The U.S. Air Force awarded a contract for $99.5 million to Linthicum Heights, Md.-based Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems to provide fire control radar systems to Pakistan. Northrop Grumman will provide 54 radar…
Editor's NoteApple Teams with Airlines Apple Computers is teaming up with six airlines to provide integration between its iPod music player and in-flight entertainment systems. Starting in mid-2007, Apple, Cupertino, Calif., said Air France, Continental, Delta Airlines,…
Business & GAADS-B Builds Momentum, But Issues Remain The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) program for a nationwide network of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) ground stations was formally launched by Administrator Marion Blakey in early May. Since that time, agency officials…
Business & GAUAV: Manned and Unmanned Aircraft: Can They Coexist? With the emergence of air vehicles like Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk, General Atomics' Predator and the NASA/AeroVironment Pathfinder, the reality of unmanned aircraft is clear. Today, unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) or, to…