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AirMap Aims to Alleviate the Guessing Game in UAS Operations

Map showing recreational airspace across the U.S. Photo: AirMap [Avionics Today 04-01-2015] AirMap, a free, comprehensive digital map that allows Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) operators to visualize the airspace around them, including…

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Honeywell Helps Demonstrate China's First Precision Landing System

Rendering of Honeywell’s SmartPath precision landing system. Photo: Honeywell [Avionics Today 04-30-2015] The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) and Air Traffic Management Bureau completed its first flight demonstration of next generation…

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European ANSP, Airlines Form ODP Consortium

A consortium of European air navigation service providers and airlines has recently been formed to explore optimized descent profiles (ODP) from the upper airspace to terminal maneuvering areas. Photo: Eurocontrol  [Avionics Today…

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NASA Touts Successful Tests of Shape-Changing Wing Technology

[Avionics Today 04-29-2015] NASA researchers, working in concert with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and FlexSys, have successfully completed initial flight tests of a new morphing wing technology for aircraft. According…