ATM ModernizationPerspectives: Software Radio Certification Issues A convergence of technology trends will change the operational and design characteristics of modern radios, increasing certification challenges. First is software defined radio (SDR), which allows much of what was done on…
ATM ModernizationQ&A: Capt. Joe Burns: Missile Protectiion: Airline Perspective With every new terrorist incident, the drive to adapt military laser jammers to passenger jets accelerates [October 2005, page 38]. A program, managed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is…
ATM ModernizationSafety: Weather Radar: A Cautionary Tale This is a tale of the best avionics in the world being used incorrectly and therefore ineffectively. The story concerns weather radar and begins with the object lesson: All of the flight…
ATM ModernizationScan NASA Demos Enhanced and Synthetic Vision NASA recently demonstrated BAE Systems' enhanced vision system (EVS) technology on a head-up display (HUD) in the agency's B757 test bed aircraft. BAE showed the ability…
CommercialStandards to Tie Fiber Optics Together Optical fiber will have a bright future in military aviation. It offers high bandwidth, light weight and immunity from electromagnetic interference. It was deployed on the AV-8B decades ago, it's used on…
MilitaryUnique Display: Putting OZ to the Test In October 2003 Avionics Magazine reported on OZ, a revolutionary flight instrument display concept developed at the University of West Florida's (UWF's) Institute for Human and Machine Cognition at Pensacola. Since our…
CommercialUnited Airlines: Reinventing Support Services Only now emerging from a bankruptcy filing three years ago, the world's second-largest airline--United Airlines--is betting that one element of its strategy for future prosperity will be a successful avionics troubleshooting and…
CommercialB787 Cockpit: Boeing’s Bold Move It is the most integrated, most supplier-based cockpit, using the largest display system and the most open architecture of any commercial aircraft developed by Boeing. The B787 flight deck also represents a…