ATM Modernization

Product Focus: Connectors: On to Fiber Optics

When we last discussed connectors in the Product Focus section, in the November 2002 issue (page 46), we reported on the dual standard that the Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee (AEEC) New Installations…

Editor's Note

Pilot Protection at Accident Factories

Airports are accident factories, with a high potential for pilots to take off on the wrong runway of two parallel runways, to take off on taxiways, to be on the wrong taxiway,…

ATM Modernization

Scan

Pilatus Display Accord Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. has signed on Astronautics Corp. of America for long-term support of the Swiss airframer’s PC-7 and PC-9 aircraft. Astronautics will provide both the 6-by-8-inch and 5…

Editor's Note

Calendar

July 15-17 Unmanned Systems 2003, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Md. Contact the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), phone 703-920-2720, fax 703-920-2889, or visit www.auvis.org. 29-Aug. 4 AirVenture–Oshkosh 2003, Oshkosh, Wis.…

Editor's Note

New 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 Modernization

Safety: 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 Note

Scan

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…

Military

Typhoon: 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…