An FAA supplemental Type Certificate has been granted for installation of Safe Flight's N1 Computers in the Cessna Citation Excel. The computer displays real-time target N1 thrust settings for takeoff, climb, cruise and go-around. Programmed with Airplane Flight Manual performance values, it helps maximize performance and operating efficiency. Corporate pilots have reported significant reductions in cockpit workload when using the computer and claim the data display helps them maintain ``head up'' for traffic monitoring and other tasks.
This manufacturer of military and high-reliability chip resistors has expanded its line to MIL-PRF-55342 (rev. G, amend. 3) qualifications. SOTA chip resistors are used in mission-critical applications such as manned space flight and satellite communications. The QPL resistors, RM0502, RM0402 and RM0603 are 0.050 X 0.050 X 0.010, 0.040 X 0.020 X 0.010 and 0.060 X 0.030 X 0.010 in., respectively. They have power ratings of up to 70 Mw. and TCRs from 25-300 PPM. Maximum voltage ratings are 25 volts, 40 volts and 50 volts, respectively.
3M has released four additions to the Series 2050 Heel Grounding Assemblies product line. The heel grounding assemblies, in combination with a conductive or dissipative floor, offer personnel a way to move between work areas while being properly grounded. The assemblies are designed with either a 1 or 2 megohm resistor or a 240K ohms resistor. The conductive, carbon-free, non-slip outer layer provides a dependable static ground that does not mark the floor. One size fits most shoes.
F-4 Phantoms, U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Gray Ghosts by Peter E. Davies is a new study of the sea-going Phantoms with contributions from more than a hundred aircrew and maintainers involved in the Phantom's success. There are accounts of MiG battles, firsthand descriptions of the F-4's introduction into combat with the Marines as a CAS and recon aircraft, narratives covering the aircraft's service into the 1980s and much more.
Sue Grimm, former senior manager of advanced production composites for Boeing Space and Communications, Huntington Beach, Calif., has been named general manager of the Boeing-Spokane facility.
Dave Jackson has become president of the King Schools of San Diego. He had been vice president-video production. Jackson succeeds Brian Lewis, who is now executive vice president-Internet strategy and information technology.
Richard Himmel has been appointed aircraft services manager of the Signature Regional Maintenance Center in Las Vegas. He was director of Gulfstream-Challenger-Falcon-Lear sales for Bizjet International, Tulsa, Okla.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has a new Internet protocol-based communications network joining 300 sites in 160 countries in access to the carrier's information systems plus suppliers and partner airlines. SITA provides the Virtual Private Network infrastructure, which can include voice and data on one network.
Microsoft Federal Systems will define the information exchange architecture for combat systems integration on the CVN 77 nuclear carrier now under construction at the Newport News, Va., shipyard, and lead the ship's warfare information infrastructure development in general. Microsoft is working with Lockheed Martin Naval Electronics&Surveillance Systems, which is the warfare systems integrator. The combat information architecture is based on the Windows 2000 platform and designed to be open and use commercial off-the-shelf products.
In an attempt to improve its poor safety record, the Philippines Civil Aeronautics Board will ground all commercial aircraft that are more than 20 years old, on December 2002. There have been 20 major crashes in the Philippines since 1980, and the ban will affect more than 50 aircraft--mainly DC-9s, YS-11s and 737-200s--in service with six airlines. One affected airline, Cebu Pacific, which operates a large fleet of DC-9s, is expected to order 717s this month.
A big award from GE Americom, a possible breakthrough in the military export market and the start-up of its EuropeStar venture stand to provide a further boost to Alcatel's steadily mounting order book.
The Ariane 5 booster, which last flew in February, has been grounded once again. The next flight, Ariane 506 set for July 25, will be delayed to verify an anomaly on the attitude control system, two sets of three thrusters installed to counteract roll during launch.
Robin P. Hoytema van Konijnenburg has become senior vice president-finance of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. He was corporate treasurer of the Wolters Kluwer publishing group.
With Russia and China in lockstep against a limited U.S. national missile defense, independent military specialists say Washington definitely should forward-deploy counterpart theater missile defenses to protect its Asia-Pacific outposts. Stressing that TMD must be carefully tailored to specific locations in the region, a detailed analysis by the authoritative Henry L. Stimson Center says the U.S. should sell the most advanced version of Patriot interceptor missiles to Taiwan, but withhold the transfer of sea-based TMD systems to that country.
William F. Ballhaus, Jr., (see photo) has been named president of The Aerospace Corp. of Los Angeles, effective Sept. 11. E.C. (Pete) Aldridge, Jr., will remain CEO until his retirement in late 2001. Ballhaus was corporate vice president-engineering and technology for the Lockheed Martin Corp. and previously director of the NASA Ames Research Center.
Scientists at NASA's John H. Glenn Research Center in Cleveland are studying the use of resonant crackwire circuits for early detection of fatigue cracks and deformation in jet engine parts. As envisioned, the in-situ monitoring system would consist of tiny wire circuits bonded to the surface of turbine blades. All would resonate at the same frequency in response to a pulse by a transmitting/receiving antenna located in an adjacent turbine stator.
A computer program for sizing electrical motors has been developed to help design engineers optimize design of mechanical systems that utilize components such as lead screws, timing belts, gearboxes and electrical motors. VisualSizer helps motion control systems designers save time while giving them a massive database to choose from. The program is generic, and is not limited to specific manufacturers' products or drives. It encompasses a database of U.S. motor manufacturing companies, giving engineers information not available from any other single source.
ABB-Sensyscon achieved DQS certification and won approval to deliver temperature sensors to NASA. The sensors will fly on board the International Space Station installed in special freezers, monitor temperatures for the station's enormous hinges and be placed in the gloves of the newly designed space suits. The company manufactures two basic types of platinum temperature sensors--thin film and wire-wound elements. Thin film sensors have been chosen for space duty due to their ability to fit into small instruments.
New Daubrite emitters feature a volatile corrosion inhibitor chemistry. They are compact, easy to install and use, and last for 24 months inside an enclosure or package. The emitter shell is round, 2.5 in. in diameter, and made of sturdy plastic. It affixes to the inside of a cabinet or box with a durable adhesive. A slight twist opens the emitter and releases corrosion-inhibiting vapors in the enclosure, forming an invisible barrier of VCI protection on the metal parts inside. Daubert VCI Inc., 1333 Burr Ridge Parkway, Suite 200, Burr Ridge, Ill. 60521.
Chris Boehm has become Arlington, Va.-based president of Comptek Federal Systems Inc., Buffalo, N.Y. He was vice president/general manager of the Migration Solutions Business Unit of Litton/ PRC Inc., McLean, Va.
The Defense Dept.'s standard for software for vital records management is DOD 5015.2-STD, and is endorsed by the National Records and Archive Administration. It defines the operational, legislative and legal requirements that must be met by records management software acquired by the Pentagon. MDY Advanced Technologies' FileSurf 7.0 complies and is the only software to receive optional certification for functionality required by legal and professional services. It is designed to help respond to legal discovery requests, company officials say.
Presscut Industries manufactures a variety of custom-formed foam core EMI/RFI gaskets for telecommunications and electronic devices. Parts are formed from either metallic-coated fabric or metal foil wrapped over a soft foam core and may include low-density polyurethane, Poron or silicone sponge. Materials are typically furnished in straight sections of about 8-ft. long, however, the company provides die cutting of shapes as well as mitering and gluing corners to produce complete one-piece flange type gaskets.
