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Avionics Handbook Avionicon Inc. announced the release of The Avionics Handbook, a publication that provides coverage of avionics, including elements, processes and typical systems. It presents examples of modern systems on military…

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Rockwell Collins: Leadership Positions Rockwell Collins has filled two new executive leadership positions as part of an organizational change in anticipation of its planned spin-off from Rockwell International Corp. Reporting to President…

Business & GA

Product Focus: Connectors

CONNECTORS, quite apparently, join different materials or segments of a material together. There is nothing mysterious about the connector's function. However, the durability and environmental stress tolerance that they must possess make…

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Safety in Avionics: A Call for Spoiler Alerts

COCKPIT VOICE RECORDING OF A wet runway landing that went badly: First officer: "We're down (pause). We're sliding." Captain: (Expletive - expletive). Unknown: Oh sh- (no interpretation needed in this G-rated magazine).…

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Canadair 604 Avionics Updated Rockwell Collins recently received a Technical Standard Order (TSO) for a mid-life avionics upgrade package for the Bombardier Canadair Challenger 604 bizjet. Integration of the upgrade into production…

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New Products

EF Series Switch Janco Corp. has completed the design and testing of a new triple concentric shaft micro miniature rotary EF switch. It has three concentric shafts to control three separate but…

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Airline Avionics Institute: Volare Awards Three winners of this year’s Airline Avionics Institute’s (AAI’s) Volare Awards were honored in April at the 52nd April Avionics Maintenance Conference (AMC), held in San Francisco.…

Business & GA

Product Focus: Avionics Integration Kits

The problem: You own a fleet of older aircraft that still have useful time. You want to update the aircraft to enhance their utility, safety and efficiency. But your engineering staff can’t…