ATM ModernizationPerspectives: A Time for Cooperation There are times to be competitive and times to be cooperative. When it comes to aviation efficiency and safety, cooperation works best. Cooperation can save money, and in today’s economic environment, the…
Business & GAProduct Focus: Cockpit Displays: LCDs vs. CRTs The aviation industry is moving from bulky, power-hungry cathode ray tubes (CRTs) to lighter, more reliable liquid crystal displays (LCDs). New aircraft types and versions have adopted LCDs. But a huge pool…
ATM ModernizationSafety: Tracking System Glitches The use of a procedure in aviation similar to "Ctrl-Alt-Delete" as a last-ditch stratagem to resuscitate a dead personal computer has one big difference: one’s personal computer does not have to reboot…
ATM ModernizationScan Targeting/Nav Pods Northrop Grumman has announced the integration of its LITENING Extended Range (ER) precision targeting system onto U.S. Air Force F-15E fighter aircraft. The LITENING ER system is a self-contained, multisensor…
Business & GAFAA’s STARS: Ready to Shine Bright? Exactly on time, and in a low key, anticlimactic launch, the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) made its initial operating capability (IOC) debut into the National Airspace System (NAS) early in…
MilitarySmart Tanker If you never have experienced a refueling operation from inside a tanker aircraft, you may think the process is relatively simple, involving little more than extending a boom and then letting the…
Business & GAAvionics System Design: Saving the Pilot Part II Read Part I here. Almost every time a pilot flies, he or she encounters unexpected results from the aircraft and its systems. For most flights, the situation remains stable and within acceptable…
ATM ModernizationAFE: (Acronyms Forever) What happens when you are in an industry that involves aerospace, computers and the military? For one thing, when you read industry literature, you become inundated with acronyms, initialisms and abbreviations. I’m…