MilitaryJoint Strike Fighter: Faster, Cheaper, Simpler Support The F-35 will take aircraft support to a new level. Imagine, for example, a combat aircraft that requires no complex troubleshooting equipment at the flight line or a logistics system that will…
Editor's NoteMLS: Back to the Future? To many experts in the United States, the microwave landing system (MLS) is past history–one of the many highly touted solutions to pressing aviation problems that, despite their promise, never reached operational…
Editor's NoteEurope’s Energized Mode S Program Following a decade-long gestation period, Eurocontrol’s ambitious Mode S surveillance program is accelerating. On March 31, coordinated Mode S secondary surveillance radar (SSR) coverage was to commence over France, Germany, Switzerland, the…
Editor's NoteNew Products MEMS-Based AHRS The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently approved the first standalone micro electromechanical system- (MEMS)-based attitude heading reference system (AHRS) for general aviation. Crossbow Technology, San Jose, Calif., designed the equipment…
Editor's NotePeople Stevens Aviation: Altenbern, Award Winner The Federal Aviation Administration has named James Altenbern the 2003 Avionics Maintenance Technician of the Year for the South Carolina district. He is employed at Stevens Aviation’s…
ATM ModernizationPerspective: IFALPA View: Emerging Technologies The hottest ticket for "right now" avionics applications has to be reduced vertical separation minima (RVSM) for domestic U.S. and Canadian airspace. The opening of the extra flight levels above 290 will…
Editor's NoteNew Products Oscillator Fox Electonics, Fort Myers, Fla., claims to have the world’s smallest oscillator. The new F330 series measures 0.126 by 0.1 by 0.047 inches (3.2 by 2.5 by 1.2 mm). It is…
ATM ModernizationPeople Avidyne Corp.: Sandeen, Vice President Mark Sandeen, who joined Avidyne Corp. in 1997 as director of business development, was recently promoted to vice president of sales and marketing. Prior to his employment…