Editor's NotePerspectives: Quality-Assured Data from EAD Starting June 6, 2003, the new European AIS database (EAD) from Eurocontrol will contribute to increase flight safety by improving the quality and time-critical availability and accessibility of aeronautical information. Aeronautical information…
MilitaryProduct Focus: Antennas: Growing Capability, Smaller Size As everyone knows, the success of radio frequency (RF) applications depends as much upon the antenna as upon the electronics behind it.A new satellite-based airborne communications network developed by ARINC Inc., for…
Editor's NoteNew Products VOR/NDB Simulator Aviation Tutorials Co. LLC, Oak Creek, Wis., recently released version 2.0 of its VOR/ NDB Simulator, training software to help pilots hone their VOR and NDB navigation skills. Its graphics…
ATM ModernizationSafety: Antiseptic Air When passengers perceive the cabin of an airliner as an incubator of deadly disease, they won’t fly. Such has been the dire case facing Cathay Pacific. The Hong Kong-based airline has been…
Editor's NoteScan Garmin-Equipped Twin Star Diamond Aircraft recently selected the Garmin G1000 integrated avionics suite for its new, diesel-powered DA42 Twin Star. The avionics system includes two 10-inch color TFT (thin-film transistor) displays–a primary…
MilitaryTyphoon: Europe’s Finest Many believe today’s manned combat aircraft will someday be dinosaurs, succeeded by unmanned air vehicles (UAVs). If so, the Eurofighter Typhoon, currently entering service, represents Europe’s ultimate effort in man-machine integration for…
Editor's NoteLearning About Electronics Electronically Although the classroom and instructor are not about to exit aviation training, the traditional methods of instruction are increasingly being supplemented by computer-based training (CBT)–or computer-assisted learning from the student’s point of…
ATM ModernizationAlbania’s Herculean Advance for the Olympic Games Albania is about to embark on a comprehensive air traffic management (ATM) modernization effort, in part to accommodate the anticipated spike in air travel to neighboring Greece for the 2004 Olympic Games.…