Commercial
Safety: Dodging Discomfiting Questions?
A sufficient number of latent hazards can add up to one very big challenge. The case at hand involves the MD-11, an airplane whose electrical wiring and interconnection system has been under…
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ATM Modernization
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Southern Star STC A glareshield modification by Southern Star Avionics has received a supplemental type certificate (STC). Designed for Cessna Citation 500/550/560 and S550 series business jets, the modification fits over the…
Business & GA
System Design: Sunlight Readability II
In my last column we discussed the struggle among avionics designers to make cockpit displays clear and fully readable, even when harsh sunlight shines on them. We talked of such problems as…
ATM Modernization
Calendar
January 19-20 WAEA Technology Committee and Working Group Meetings, Hilton Los Angeles North/Glendale, Glendale, Calif. Contact World Airline Entertainment Association, phone 703-610-9021, e-mail info@waea.org or visit www.waea.org. 19-21 Nanotechnology: Science, Fabrication and…
ATM Modernization
Editor's Note: Checking Industry’s Cache Quotient
As in years past, our annual outlook report is festooned with figures, charts and graphs, all to take the economic pulse of the aviation industry and the avionics field. Typical of industry…
Business & GA
Product Focus: Cockpit Lighting
What could be more basic than cockpit illumination? Simple white light bulbs for map reading and other flightdeck chores. For years incandescents have dominated the cockpit, while cabins began to change. But…
Commercial
Editor's Note: Checking Industry's Cache Quotient
As in years past, our annual outlook report is festooned with figures, charts and graphs, all to take the economic pulse of the aviation industry and the avionics field. Typical of industry…
Business & GA
LiveTV: Fad or Future of IFE?
In 1925, a "media event" took place in the skies over London. On a converted World War I Handley-Page bomber a projector and screen were set up so passengers could view what…