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…

ATM Modernization

Scan

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…

Military

Product Focus: 1553: Ever Faster

Efforts to drive throughput on the Mil-Std-1553 bus are accelerating, as another company enters the arena. Will there be a "Mil-Std-1553C" standard next year? Although data buses are hidden away in the…

Editor's Note

Calendar

December 15-16 UV (Unmanned Vehicle) North America 2004, Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel, Washington, D.C. Contact Shephard Group, phone +44 (0) 1628 604311 or visit www.shephard.co.uk/events. January 19-20 WAEA Technology Committee and Working…

ATM Modernization

Editor’s Note: Steering Clear of a Perfect Storm

Has the U.S. aviation industry entered a "perfect storm"? That dire analogy is how one speaker at the recent Air Traffic Controllers Association (ATCA) conference described the current whirlwind of change taking…

Editor's Note

Feedback

Hoping for a Standard In the July issue (page 28) Kathleen Kocks did a good job summarizing the spectrum tug of war that goes on today. But I thought it would be…

ATM Modernization

New Products

Satcom Antenna Tecom Industries Inc., a Smiths Interconnect company in Thousand Oaks, Calif., recently unveiled the latest addition to its line of satcom antennas. The HGA-9000 high-gain, electronically steered antenna accommodates Inmarsat's…