ATM ModernizationEditor's Note: Synthetic Vision: Time for Standards Synthetic vision (SV), the database-driven presentation of terrain outside the cockpit, is gaining momentum. Avionics magazine has described development work by Rockwell Collins, Honeywell, BAE Systems (with partner Nav3D) and Boeing. We…
ATM ModernizationCarriers Advance RNP As Standards Evolve The desire to free aviation from dependence on fixed routes defined by ground-based navaids--a concept known as free flight--has produced technologies that permit more direct flights from point to point and a…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Snythetic + Enhanced Vision Kollsman plans to introduce an Enhanced Synthetic Vision System (ESViS) product, combining infrared (IR) inputs and database-derived terrain imagery, as early as 2007. The idea is to provide…
ATM ModernizationAvionics Outlook 2006: Rising Expectations Optimism--ranging from cautious to near euphoric, depending on the market sector--is blossoming in the civil aviation marketplace. Despite escalating oil prices, ongoing instability in the Middle East, and a slight slowdown in…
ATM ModernizationPeople Roy Robertson The Airline Avionics Institute (AAI) has awarded the 2005 Volare Award in Avionics Manufacturer to Roy Robertson, principal systems engineer at Rockwell Collins, for his work on the WXR-2100 multiscan…
ATM ModernizationPerspectives: Software Radio: The Bright Side Readers of Avionics Magazine are aware of the challenges posed by software defined radio (SDR)--especially the wideband, frequency-agile variety envisioned by military researchers. If not carefully handled, it could make life more…
ATM ModernizationQ&A: Jake Hinchman Automated Refueling of UAVs If unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) are to become contenders for manned aircraft roles, they need to be refuelable by air. The Automated Aerial Refueling project, an advanced technology…
CommercialSafety: Safety-Proofing Software Certification The nose pitch-up led to an emergency airworthiness directive (AD), but the tale is far from over and gets to the heart of software certification. The Aug. 1 case involves a Malaysian…