CommercialAvionics System Design: Antenna Placement In my last column (April 2002, page 48), I noted the challenges in positioning radio antennas. Here are some additional thoughts on the subject. Take com-to-com interference, for example. Many newer radios…
ATM ModernizationCPDLC: Back on Its Feet The Controller Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC) program–a joint government/industry effort–has progressed in fits and starts, following conditions in the aviation industry. Like other Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) development programs, CPDLC felt…
ATM ModernizationEditor's Note: Tooting Our Horn Pardon me for tooting our horn, but Avionics Magazine has a couple of reasons to boast. For one, our "Safety in Avionics" columnist, David Evans, recently received the prestigious Neal Award for…
CommercialProceeding with Confidence Undaunted by an airline recession accelerated by the Sept. 11 tragedy, the in-flight entertainment (IFE) industry is moving ahead with new or updated systems designed to please both passengers and cost-conscious carriers.…
CommercialOne-on-One with Honeywell's Dean Flatt When we last visited Honeywell’s corporate offices in Phoenix in early 2000, a lot was happening. The company had just merged with AlliedSignal; a new division, Honeywell Aerospace Electronic Systems (AES), was…
ATM ModernizationNew Products Motion Feedback Card Data Device Corp., Bohemia, N.Y., has introduced SB-364101X, an eight-channel synchro/resolver motion feedback PMC interface card. The company claims the unit is the first of its type for VME…
ATM ModernizationPeople NovAtel Inc.: Ladd, President & CEO Jonathan Ladd recently was named president and chief executive officer of NovAtel Inc., replacing David Vaughn. He formerly was senior vice president-engineering and president of Magellan…
Business & GAProduct Focus: Weather Radar An airline official once noted that "a major technological leap in weather radar is made about every 15 years." If so, now would appear to be the time that a major leap…