MilitaryAll New Warthog The U.S. Air Force's A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II has never been regarded as a pretty aircraft--ergo its nickname, Warthog, and its pilots' nicknames, Hog drivers. And the largest-ever A/OA-10 modernization program, currently in…
Business & GAProduct Focus: Cable and Wire: From Commodity to System Aircraft wiring is like the body's nervous and circulatory systems combined, distributing power, signals and data throughout the platform. It is the foundation upon which avionics functions are built. Even the flight…
ATM ModernizationCalendar December 14-15 RNAV and Beyond, a course sponsored by Helios Information Services at the Flemings Mayfair Hotel, London, UK. Contact Helios Information Services, phone +44 207 340 1610, fax +44 207 828…
ATM ModernizationProduct Focus: Conformal Antennas: Sharing the Load Air vehicle and radar designers aspire to the union of form and function: antennas that perform both structural and sensing roles. Such technology could revolutionize battlefield intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), enabling…
ATM ModernizationEditor’s Note: ADS-B: Its Time Has Come It was quietly disclosed, with little fanfare. Had you not read an article by Charles Keegan, vice president, operations planning, with FAA's Air Traffic Organization, in an RTCA newsletter, you probably wouldn't…
ATM ModernizationFeedback Keeping Safety in Mind I want to comment on your Safety column in the June 2005 issue (page 65) titled "Perils of Single-Point Failures." Let me begin by saying that occasionally, when…
ATM ModernizationInput/Output: NTIA Spotlights Spectrum Sharing At a recent conference on spectrum management, John Kneuer, deputy assistant secretary of Commerce for communications and information, outlined initiatives by the federal spectrum management agency to forward the Bush administration's agenda…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Passenger Map Display Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has unveiled its new Hi-Focus maps for its Airshow 4200 moving map and information system. In addition to the aircraft's flight path, these new…