Business & GALoran-C: Will I Be the Savior of GPS? To many, the notion that Loran-C could be the savior of the satellite-based GPS system would seem a little ridiculous. After all, didn’t GPS replace Loran-C in most airplane cockpits several years…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Bus Analysis Tool Albuquerque, N.M.-based SBS Technologies recently introduced its next-generation PASS 3.0 bus analysis software for Mil-Std-1553 and ARINC 429 and 575. Called the PASS 3200, the software system takes advantage…
ATM ModernizationPeople ITT Industries: Chubik, VP and Controller ITT Industries recently promoted Mark Chubik to vice president and controller of its Avionics Division. A 15-year veteran at the company, he formerly was the Value…
Business & GAProduct Focus: Cockpit Switches Keypads seem to be mat-ter-of-fact arrays of push-button switches laid out in unassuming squares or rectangles. But these devices can reflect a complex design evolution. Take the case of the AT2901 control…
Business & GASafety in Avionics: Are Two HUDs Better Than One? For optimum safety and standardization, both pilots in the side-by-side cockpit seating of an airliner should be provided with a head-up display (HUD). That statement is perhaps the one most likely to…
Business & GAProduct Focus: Wire and Cable Aircraft wiring, fundamental to the safety of airplane operations, is the subject of perennial debate. Incidents such as the TWA crash in 1996 and the Swissair crash in 1998 focused attention on…
Business & GASafety in Avionics: Surviving a 'Sucker Trap' An aphorism exists that rubber, not aluminum, should always touch the ground first. The saying relates directly to controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) accidents. A recent close call ended with rubber touching…
ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan UAVs in the NASA Recent tests run by NASA, New Mexico State University, the U.S. Navy, Scaled Composites and Modern Technology Solutions validated emerging unmanned air vehicle (UAV) collision avoidance technologies that…