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I read your well-written column "Airmanship Uber Alles (page 39) in the March issue. Unfortunately, I believe there is one mistake, which might cause inconvenience to my fellow aviators from Slovenia, looking…

Business & GA

Weathering Fog and Darkness -- HUDs With Enhanced Vision

Enhanced vision systems (EVS) using infrared sensors to penetrate certain kinds of fog and low-visibility conditions are the latest enhancement to head-up displays (HUDs). They are in increasing demand in the regional…

Business & GA

Plugging into Airborne Digital Backbones

This is expected to be a big year for Connexion by Boeing, the two-way broadband (or high data-rate) service planned by the airframe manufacturer to deliver personalized Internet and other communications to…

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Will Multilateration Become Mainstream?

In October 2000, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded a Raytheon Co./Sensis Corp. team a $200-million contract to develop and build airport surface detection equipment, Mode X (ASDE-X). Commencing in 2004,…

Business & GA

On-Board Wireless Networks

Wireless radio frequency (RF) local area networks (LANs) are emerging as an alternative to wired networks in homes and offices, promising both flexibility and convenience. It is only a matter of time…

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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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…

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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…