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…
ATM ModernizationFeedback Choices for DRVSM The article "Countdown to DRVSM" (March 2003, page 42) was well written by Adrian Gerold. But it omitted some important information in the sidebar titled "DRVSM Flight Tests." In…
Editor's NotePerspectives: Ionizing Radiation Safety Air transport crewmen are occupationally exposed to higher doses of ionizing radiation than are most members of the general population. The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI), therefore, has…
Editor's NoteSwitch Evolution: Slow but Steady Cockpit switch technology moves slowly. LED (light-emitting diode) illumination, introduced more than a decade ago, has improved product reliability and reduced maintenance costs, but there is still a sizable market for its…
Business & GAReal-Time Operating Systems & Hardware Support This is a big year for commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) real-time operating systems (RTOS). Green Hills Software (GHS), LynuxWorks and Wind River Systems have recently passed or plan shortly to announce DO-178B and…
Editor's NoteSafety: From Diversion to Desperation Already in a dire situation, with one system after another failing, Capt. Urs Zimmermann must have looked up with a startled expression when the ceiling panel over his seat in the cockpit…
ATM ModernizationScan Garmin Chosen for the Mustang Cessna Aircraft Co. has chosen Garmin International’s new G1000 integrated glass cockpit for its new Citation Mustang business jet. The aircraft’s panel will have a 15-inch multifunction…
ATM ModernizationSystem Design: Dispersing Heat: The Solutions In my last column (April 2003, page 47), I noted problems associated with waste heat from avionics components. Here are some suggestions on optimizing boards and assemblies for heat removal. In general,…