ATM Modernization

New Products

Pitot Static Test Set British-based Druck Ltd. has introduced the ADTS 505 portable pitot static test set for a range of fixed- and rotary-wing civil aircraft. In the United States, the unit…

ATM Modernization

People

Smiths Industries: Mawer, Marketing Director Bill Mawer has joined Smiths Industries as marketing director for the company’s Aerospace Group. Based at Smiths Industries’ headquarters in Northwest London, he is responsible for group…

Business & GA

Safety in Avionics: Wiring: A National Concern

It’s official. Old electrical wiring embedded in the thousands of ground, water and air vehicles is a threat to the safety of America’s transportation system. So declareth a Wire System Safety Interagency…

ATM Modernization

Industry Scan

ALSIM Simulators JAR Approved The French simulator manufacturer, ALSIM, recently received Europe’s JAR Std. 3A certification for its line of computer-based simulators, which had already adhered to U.S. Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR)…

Business & GA

Avionics System Design: Flight-Following Via E-mail

Knowing where a plane or helicopter really is has considerable value to ground-based personnel. We are all used to positive flight control via radar for the purpose of traffic routing and collision…

Business & GA

Satcom for Your Citation

For the owner of a Cessna Citation III, the Aero-M satellite communication (satcom) system proved to be an ideal choice. He flies his business aircraft regularly to the Caribbean, where the commonly…

Military

Resourceful Rafale

The Rafale fighter aircraft is like a "quick change artist." It’s versatile–made for both ground-based and carrier-based operations–and was designed for quick operation. How quick? Refueling the Rafale can be completed in…

Business & GA

Editor's Note: The Battle Continues

I warned on this space (page 4, May 2000) that the aviation industry’s battle to protect the frequency spectrum required for safe operations would leave no room for respite. But, admittedly, I…