Business & GA
Building Highways in the Sky
The synthetic highway in the sky (HITS) has become a reality in aircraft cockpits, and Chelton Flight Systems has been key in making it so. The Boise, Idaho-based avionics manufacturer gained Federal…
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ATM Modernization
Product Focus: Data Communications: Pumping the Bus
Network-centric warfare applications and integrated architectures are driving the military toward higher-bandwidth onboard interconnects. At the low end, in the Mil-Std-1553 domain, engineers are trying to pump the 1-megabit/sec (Mbit/sec) bus as…
ATM Modernization
Editor's Note: Wright Flyer to the Concorde
Just as the Wright flyer was the precursor to today’s fast, sleek aircraft and the spindly biplane’s water-cooled, four-cyclinder engine was the forerunner of current multithousand-pound thrust jet engines, so too was…
Military
COTS: At Home in Military Simulation
At one time military electronics equipment established the benchmarks for capacity and speed. But commercial information technology now sets the pace, propelled by investment in consumer products. After a period of looking…
Business & GA
Are We Nearer to NEXCOM?
The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) next-generation air/ground communications system (NEXCOM) program is showing steady progress, and its first phase appears to be on schedule, despite industry controversy over the agency’s priorities. Some…
ATM Modernization
People
DeClue, Account Executive Information provider Jeppesen has named George DeClue account executive for the Business and General Aviation Division. Based in White Plains, N.Y., DeClue will be in charge of business aviation…
Editor's Note
Perspective: WAEA: On Board With Wireless
The use of carry-on electronic devices with wireless communications capability is increasing among airline passengers. Over the past two and a half years the World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA) has been helping…
ATM Modernization
New Products
TCAS Interface Vista, Calif.-based Sandel Avionics has developed an enhancement to its ST3400 terrain awareness warning system (TAWS). A new interface allows the display of traffic advisory and resolution advisory (TA/RA) information…