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Safety: Slippery Swaps

Initially unnoticed by the flightcrew or air traffic control (ATC), an El Al B747–412 (4X–ELS), with 455 persons on board, slipped well below the ILS glideslope (G/S), while on finals to Heathrow…

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Q&A: Bizjet Market’s Avionics Concerns

Corporate aviation, with its deep-pocketed customers and premium on flexibility, has always been a catalyst for innovation in avionics – from cockpit displays to in–flight entertainment to connectivity tools. Operators at the…

Editor's Note

Calendar

October 10-12 Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee (AEEC) General Session, Hilton, Montreal, Canada. AEEC, phone 410-266-2982 or visit www.arinc.com/aeec. 17-19 NBAA Annual Meeting & Convention, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla. NBAA, phone…

Business & GA

CAAS: Past, Present and Future

At A Glance: This article discusses the U.S. military's adoption of the common avionics architecture system (CAAS), developed by Rockwell Collins. Platforms covered include the ARH-70A, CH-47F, MH-47G, CH-53E, CH-53K, UH-60M, HH-60T…

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Synthetic Vision: Picturing The Future

At A Glance: Synthetic vision technology is poised for maximum visibility in the high-flying business aviation sector. We discuss FAA's ideas, as well as some of the technologies and approaches of Honeywell,…

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Editor's Note: Synthetic Vision: The Next Step

Synthetic vision technology, as this issue of Avionics Magazine points out, is transitioning from general to corporate aviation. It's only a matter of time before bizjet operators usher the technology into everyday…

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New Products

Multi I/O Board Data Device Corp. (DDC) has unveiled a multiprotocol PMC card for Mil-Std-1553 and ARINC 429 data bus applications. The BU-655590F/M packages a wide array of functions, including up to…