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…
ATM ModernizationIndustry Scan New Displays for Airbus Airbus Industrie is introducing a new, main instrument panel using liquid crystal display (LCD) technology, with certification on the A330/A340 and A320 families expected by the end of…
Business & GABroadening Weather Radar's Scope Weather radar has come a long way, showing much more today than the stormy conditions ahead. Windshear and turbulence detection is being integrated into on-board radar systems, as are terrain and traffic…
Business & GAAvionics System Design: Living with Connectors Connector choices and tooling have a rather extraordinary impact on system reliability, because all connections to and from your unit have to travel through them. As a result, designers must stay focused…
MilitaryC-5 Modernization, Step-by-Step The U.S. Air Force’s C-5 aviation modernization program (AMP) is a long-term project just getting underway, with fleet-wide installation of an advanced traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS). But TCAS is…
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