Military
JSF Down the Wire
Competition for the multiservice, multinational Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program is tightening between Boeing and Lockheed Martin. Small wonder. The JSF program is cited as one of the largest fighter production programs…
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ATM Modernization
New Products
MCC-2X Multi-Channel Combiner AirCell has launched new hardware that enhances air-to-ground communications by allowing two independent phone lines to use a single antenna. The MCC-2X multi-channel combiner doubles the functionality of AirCell’s…
ATM Modernization
People
Condor Engineering, Schuh, Vice President Richard Schuh has joined Condor Engineering as vice president, strategic business development. He is responsible for strategic growth initiatives and development of customer accounts and programs. Schuh…
Commercial
Product Focus: Air Data Test Sets
We have a traffic jam over parts of the United States and within the congested core of Europe. True, a lot of blue sky exists without the streak of a contrail–over Wyoming…
Business & GA
Pilots, Toss Away Your Flight Bags
A typical scene at a major airport: Pilots walk to the gates dutifully carrying their black, near-suitcase-size bags bearing charts, flight manuals and aircraft technical manuals. Meanwhile, the business travelers walk to…
Business & GA
Refining Rugged Russian Rotorcraft
The Mil Mi-8 and its twin in appearance, the Mi-17, exist in numbers far greater than any other helicopter model–save, possibly, the ubiquitous UH-1 "Huey." The Russians built thousands of these twin-engine…
Business & GA
Pulling Aircraft Diagnostics Together Digitally
The longstanding war against flight cancellations and delays is being waged on many fronts. One battle being fought by aircraft operators is against maintenance-related delays. Their weapons are better diagnostic techniques, which…
ATM Modernization
New Products
Signal Conditioner Amplifier Hades Manufacturing Corp., Farmingdale, N.Y., has introduced a ruggedized thermocouple, signal conditioner amplifier, constructed to meet Mil-E-5400 environmental standards. The Model NCA150 has isolated input/output power and was designed…