MilitaryEditor's Note: The Malcom Horizon While it certainly is not my intent to add to the gallons of ink used to cover the regrettable John F. Kennedy Jr. air mishap, I admit the tragedy did prompt a…
Business & GABeware of Evil Waveforms By now, most everyone in aviation is aware that Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation is not foolproof. Equipment designers know this and have found ways to correct for atmospheric distortion, orbital and…
CommercialSafety: The Unknown Risks of PEDs Somehow, errant electrons traveled through the wiring and into the dark confines of the center wing tank on the Boeing 747 flying as TWA Flight 800. There, encountering a tiny breach in…
Editor's NoteSystem Design: The Analog/Digital Coin Toss When starting a design or looking at a test situation, knowing whether to take the digital or analog fork in the road can be quite difficult. As I mentioned last month, there…