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,…
CommercialNew Way to View Weather Honeywell's new RDR-4000 weather radar doesn't just see storms ahead of the aircraft. It remembers what it's seen, storing weather data for more than 1.9 million cubic miles. That's a rough calculation…
Business & GAPeople New Officials Kurt Sutterer has been promoted to president of Midcoast Aviation, St. Louis, and to the new position of senior vice president of business development for Midcoast's parent company, Sabreliner Corp.…
Business & GAPerspectives: Human Factors: Test Pilot's Viewpoint The development of new avionics systems is an unusual discipline. It is highly technical but subtly different from traditional "engineering." When engineers say they understand something, they mean they can model it.…
CommercialSafety: A 'Shambolic' Situation "Shambolic" is an appropriate term for the following case involving wiring, circuit breakers and electrical system design. The expression is British slang for a disorderly or chaotic situation, which is to say…
ATM ModernizationScan A380 IFE Thales has demonstrated its TopSeries in-flight entertainment (IFE) system for the Airbus A380 at the Hamburg, Germany, test lab. The audio and video on-demand system will be the first passenger…