MilitaryGATM-izing Galaxy: New C-5 Avionics The U.S. Air Force plans to gut most of the analog electronics in its giant, 30-year-old C-5 Galaxy transports and install highly integrated, digital avionics. After that, there is a plan, still…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Thermal Analysis Software Dynamic Soft Analysis Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa., now offers BETAsoft, designed to be much faster than other thermal analysis software, which can require 20 to 30 minutes to analyze a…
ATM ModernizationPeople Hardin, VP and General Manager Ametek Inc., Paoli, Pa., has promoted John Wesley Hardin to the position of vice present and general manager of its Aerospace Division. He previously was vice president…
Business & GAOutlook 2004: Ready for a Resurgence? Will we soon see the overlap of a resurgent civil aviation market on a strong military aviation market? Such doubly good fortune could occur. Signs of recovery and optimism are emerging. For…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Improved Headset X Bose Corp., Framingham, Mass., has implemented new functions and design features into its Headset X. For example, it reduced the size of the headset’s portable control module by 30…
ATM ModernizationPeople Massenburg, Commander The U.S. Senate recently approved a third star and new assignment for Vice Adm. Walter Massenburg. He now commands the Naval Air Systems Command (NavAir), which acquires and supports aircraft…
ATM ModernizationPerspective: U.S. Aerospace in the 21st Century At the beginning of the 21st century, the aerospace industry faced serious challenges. Air traffic control (ATC) was approaching gridlock, tighter rules on noise and emissions were causing problems, the Europeans were…
Business & GAVirtual Data Acquisition Flight data acquisition units (FDAUs) in today’s federated air transport avionics architectures are standalone entities. Located in the electronics bay, the FDAU is considered part of the data recording function–a central data…