MilitaryResourceful 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 & GAEditor'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…
Business & GAThe Need to Remedy IFE Support Surprisingly, in the highly competitive in-flight entertainment (IFE) business, adding popular new features no longer appears to be the airlines’ top priority. IFE reliability and supportability now dominate many of the air…
MilitaryStressing Flexibility Although the Mil-Std-1553 spec, after decades of use, is ancient as electronics standards go, designers continue to develop cards and software, using the latest technologies. Bus analysis software, employed to monitor bus…
ATM ModernizationPeople Sanders: Gobel, JSF Director Sanders appointed Dan J. Gobel as Sanders’ director for Lockheed Martin’s Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Electronic Warfare (EW) program. He will lead a technology team composed of Sanders,…
ATM ModernizationNew Products MD41-1480 Annunciator Mid-Continent Instruments’ MD41-1480 (series) annunciator is the latest accessory for the Garmin GNS 430 system, meeting U.S. Federal Aviation Administration requirements for the GPS annunciation in the pilot’s normal field…
MilitarySafety in Avionics: It Ought to Be in Pictures Flight mode confusion is perhaps the greatest bane of modern "glass cockpit" aircraft. One possible solution may be to substitute "pictograms" for letters and numbers. At least, this is the thesis of…
ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan Thomson in the UK Having confirmed that its offer for Racal Electronics Plc has been declared wholly unconditional, Thomson-CSF says it plans to reorganize its activities in the UK. The UK holding…