ATM ModernizationEditor's Note: ACs of Consequence Rarely do I enter into the arcanum of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations. But an issue was brought to my attention that surely will impact the avionics aftermarket. Bringing it to my…
MilitaryAlmost Touching the Tornado In a virtual environment, students at the Royal Air Force’s Tornado Maintenance School are learning how to trouble-shoot, problem-solve and make repairs aboard a Tornado F3 with the click of a mouse.…
ATM ModernizationEditor's Note: The Father of Free Flight William B. (Bill) Cotton has flown many types of airplanes. He flew for United Airlines right up to his retirement, when on Aug. 28 he reached age 60, and he is current…
Business & GAAvionics System Design: How Parts and Systems Age Aircraft have very long operational lifespans. Most provide greater than 20 years of usable, high cycle service life. I have worked on plenty of aircraft that date back to World War II,…
Business & GASafety in Avionics: EMI: A Serial Killer? The airspace over the Atlantic Ocean immediately east of New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport is sort of a "Bermuda triangle" of electromagnetic interference (EMI). This is the clear inference of…
Business & GAEGPWS: Look What It Can Do Now It’s more than 30 years old, and yet it keeps evolving, gaining new capabilities. Ground proximity warning system (GPWS) technology has come a long way since it was first developed by Don…
MilitaryNew Life for Old F-16s Rapidly advancing electronics technology means that cockpit equipment becomes outdated much more quickly than the rest of the aircraft, and this is particularly crucial in fighters. To bring the avionics of the…
Business & GAA New Kind of DVD UK-based IEC International has developed an in-flight entertainment (IFE) DVD in-seat system that is said to be the first of its kind. The system is expected to enter production later this year,…