Business & GA

Q&A: James Tuttle: Counter-MANPADS Moves Forward

The threat from shoulder-launched, heat-seeking missiles is real: thirty-eight attacks have been attributed to these man-portable air defense systems, or MANPADS, over the past several decades. In 2002 terrorists fired two missiles…

Business & GA

Safety: Water and Electrons: Never a Good Mix

Water seeping into the electronics and equipment (E&E) bay--causing terminal contactors to short out--has led to seven nearly identical electrical fires aboard Bombardier CRJ-200 regional jets, six of them within the past…

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Scan

Flight Simulators Minneapolis-based Aerosim Technologies has started production of an Airbus A319/A320 flight management system trainer (FMST), virtual flight deck (VFD) and virtual procedure trainer (VPT) for an undisclosed U.S. airline. The…

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Setting a Course: Beyond GPS

At A Glance: This article surveys non-U.S. satellite-based navigation systems being developed or modified--Europe's Galileo, Japan's JRANS and QZSS, and Russia's GLONASS--as well as GPS. Satellite navigation, once felt to be an…

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Broadband to the Bizjet Cabin

At A Glance: High-speed connectivity is a priority for executives. We describe broadband advances by ARINC, Rockwell Collins and Inmarsat, plus cell phone support by Honeywell and Inmarsat. Connectivity is a priority…

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Calendar

April 19-22 Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) 49th Annual Convention and Trade Show, Wyndham Hotel, Palm Springs, Calif. Contact AEA at 816-373-6565, e-mail info@aea.net or visit www.aea.net. 23-26 American Association of Airport Executives…

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Europe's CASCADE: Blueprint for Data Link Services

At A Glance: CASCADE is a Eurocontrol data link program that will: Increase the scope and application of controller-pilot data link communications (CPDLC) and Enable ADS-B surveillance, making possible a shared picture…

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Editor's Note: Domestic RVSM: The Next Steps

Put into operation in January 2005, domestic reduced vertical separation minimum (DRVSM) added six new altitudes to the high-altitude structure of the National Airspace System (NAS). Launching the effort in such a…