Connectivity Mercury Mission Systems VP Talks Trends in Avionics Applications As commercial and military aircraft become increasingly reliant upon software to perform safety-critical functionality, the avionics design tools available for engineers at tier 1 OEMs…
CNS UTAS Developing Next-Gen Aircraft Computer UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS) is the process of developing a next-generation aircraft computer that the company says will offer 20 times the computing power of…
Commercial Boeing Exploring Autonomy, LIDAR in Future Air Cargo Aircraft Cargo carrying airplanes could have drastically different technological configurations in the near future. During a panel on developing cargo aircraft at the Farnborough Air Show,…
Commercial Rolls-Royce Ready to Electrify M250 for Future EVTOL At the 2018 Farnborough International Air Show, Rolls-Royce unveiled a hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft capable of flying at 250 mph with a…
Commercial Garmin Pilot App Updated with Real-Time Engine Monitoring Garmin International is adding new features to the Garmin Pilot mobile app. New functions include wireless real-time display and play-back of engine data via Flight…
Commercial Making Bell's Air Taxi Go: An Engineer's Perspective Kyle Heironimus is the electric propulsion development lead for Bell’s air taxi — part of the innovation team in charge of exploring new technology. As…
Business & GA Rockwell Collins Combining Enhanced, Synthetic Vision for Global 5500/6500 Rockwell Collins has launched its combined vision system (CVS) on the Bombardier Global 5500 and 6500 business jets. The CVS merges infrared enhanced vision and…
Business & GA Gulfstream G500 Gets Double-Certified, on Track for 2018 Delivery Gulfstream's G500 has received both its type certification and its production certificate from the FAA, the company said today. The business jet manufacturer plans to…