ATM ModernizationScan Marking the B747 FAA has certified STG Aerospace's SafTGlo photoluminescent (PL) floorpath marking system for the Boeing 747-400. It's the first FAA certification of a PL system on a multideck aircraft. Visit…
ATM ModernizationCalendar March 15-16 RTCA Symposium 2005, Washington D.C., Convention Center. Contact Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA) Inc., phone 202-833-9339, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.rtca.org. 17-18 30th Annual FAA Aviation Forecast Conference, Washington…
Business & GAAgusta Westland’s EH101 Search and rescue (SAR) crewmen are a special breed. So are their aircraft. Consider, for example, the U.S. Coast Guard crewmen who won the 2004 Rotor & Wing magazine Heroism Award. Over…
ATM ModernizationCalendar February 21-23 UV (Unmanned Vehicle) Asia-Pacific 2005, The Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore. Contact Shephard Group, phone +44 (0) 1628 604311 or visit www.shephard.co.uk/events. 23-25 Random Vibration and Shock Testing, a short course held…
ATM ModernizationEditor's Note: Stretching The Dollar Just how far can a dollar be stretched? Two initiatives announced late last year may well provide the answer. Both are significant to civil aviation. And both initiatives will require a large…
ATM ModernizationMilitary/Civil Interoperability Since the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and Navy began equipping aircraft to meet military safety mandates and civil air traffic management (ATM) requirements in the late 1990s, they have focused primarily on…
Business & GAProduct Focus: Moving Maps New Connections These tools are moving rapidly toward the networked environment, as developers explore integration with traffic alert collision avoidance systems and military data links. The concept behind a moving map is simple. It's…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Automatic Cutter The MMC100 automatic cutter by Eraser Co., Syracuse, N.Y., cuts materials from cellophane to copper wire, with a maximum force of 600 pounds (272 kg). Visit www.eraser.com. Sporty's Products Sporty's,…