New precision, single-turn Series 148/149 potentiometers combine smooth rotation, reliability and robust construction with a high-degree of customizing, e.g., up to three ganged sections, nonturn lugs, shaft locks, varying shaft lengths, CW/CCW log tapers, dual concentric shafts, solder hooks, SPDT switch, standoffs or support plates and custom functions. They can be used in harsh industrial environments and are well-suited in industrial controls and instrumentation. The three PCB terminals are plated for solderability.
Gulfstream has broken ground for a new 24,000-sq.-ft. hangar in Brunswick, Ga., where its completion activities are located. The hangar will be used for G-V ultra-long-range aircraft intended for the EJA fractional ownership program, and is expected to be operational by year-end. The present facility is used only for G-IVs. The new installations are part of a massive renovation program now underway to streamline completion activities and reduce delivery times.
If anyone needs convincing that the Web can make life easier for an industry design team, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. says its early deployment of the Internet-based business software from PTC (formerly Parametric Technology Corp.) is helping its Joint Strike Fighter design team achieve ``unprecedented access'' to program data. The software is a PC-based extension of PTC's Windchill business software called the Integrated Management Framework.
Chris D. Clayton has become president of the L-3 Communications Space&Navigation Div., Teterboro, N.J. He was a director with AlliedSignal Defense&Space.
Business aviation leaders are planning an 11th-hour action to drastically modify new European operating regulations that they fear could severely hamper their industry on this side of the Atlantic. Known as JAR OPS 2, they are intended to provide operational rules for corporate aircraft, as FAR Part 91 does in the U.S. The existing Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) requirements for general aviation, JAR OPS 1--roughly equivalent to FAR Part 135--cover commercial air taxi operators only.
The HR Series of ribbon heater assemblies are designed for use in aircraft water system applications. They employ the latest insulation technology, are 70% lighter in weight, install up to six times faster, last longer and provide 75% more surface heating coverage than existing ribbon heaters and satisfy FAA flame, smoke and toxicity requirements, according to the company. The assemblies are installed from just one side, with no necessity to wrap. They are available to cover 3/8-2-in. dia. tubes or hoses.
With a White House decision nearing on whether to deploy a National Missile Defense system, the debate between program supporters and critics is becoming increasingly heated. At issue are concerns over the Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty and the NMD system's technical performance.
Darryl Fraser (see photo) has become vice president-communications for TRW Aerospace and Information Systems, Reston, Va. He was director of communications for the information systems unit.
The 401 Series of latching switches operates to 18.7 GHz. and is designed to meet all requirements for pyrotechnic shock and vibration. Break-before-make contacts and low SWR, low insertion loss and excellent isolation are featured. The switch can be used to alternate the path of an incoming signal to either of the two outputs or can select either of two inputs for the output. Uses include low-power redundancy switching where low insertion loss and exceptional insertion loss repeatability is essential. Dow-Key Microwave Corp., 4822 McGrath St., Ventura, Calif.
The European Commission and the European Regions Airline Assn. (ERA) have added their support to initiatives aimed at protecting access to vital radio frequencies. The EC urged its member states to ensure that spectra needed for global navigation satellite systems and other aviation applications are not reallocated for mobile satellite telephony during the International Telecommunications Union's world radio conference in May.
Jefferson S. Hofgard, formerly assistant director for space and aeronautics of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, is now Washington-based director for international policy for the Boeing Space&Communications Group.
Commercial aircraft manufacturers are increasingly subcontracting the production of major airframe subassemblies to aerostructure providers in a trend expected to keep Latecoere's growth and bottom line strong.
Retired USAF Lt. Gen. Charles May has been appointed senior adviser to Aurora Marketing and Business Development, Bethesda, Md. Before retiring, he was assistant vice chief of staff.
A modern rescue radio for downed U.S. military pilots may be ready for use by September 2002, two years later than originally planned, if upcoming tests show technical challenges have been overcome.
Raisbeck Commercial Air Group is offering a drag-reducing leading edge modification kit for Boeing 727 transports that allows shorter takeoff rolls and increased payloads at ``hot-and-high'' airports.
Sidney P. Saucier, 3rd, associate director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala., has received NASA's highest honor, the Distinguished Service Medal. During his more than 35 years of service, Saucier was instrumental in developing propulsion rocket stages capable of reaching planetary orbit, and advanced propulsion technologies to reduce the cost of space transportation.
The House aviation subcommittee is decidedly leery of mandating cockpit video recorders and air crew psychological profiling, two proposals heavily publicized following the fatal EgyptAir crash in October. Republicans and Democrats alike last week questioned the usefulness and cost of such measures, while also pointing out the threat to privacy and the fact that foreign pilots would not necessarily be subject to compliance.
The inadequate number of aircraft mechanics and avionics technicians in the U.S. is forecast to worsen in the years ahead and threatens to jeopardize both aviation industry expansion and safety unless swift measures are taken to reverse the situation.
The Pentagon has given the go-ahead to a U.S. Air Force-backed plan to accelerate the Advanced EHF satellite communications program in order to bridge a gap in secure satcom capability created by last year's loss of a Milstar satellite.
Howmet Aluminum Casting has developed an aluminum investment casting with a wall thickness of 0.027 in., less than half of what was previously achievable without extensive machining.
CHC`s Helikopter Service has received a five-year contract worth $130.2 million from Phillips Petroleum Co. Norway for helicopter maintenance and support.
GPS accuracy could improve dramatically for all civil users if the President decides to stop degrading the signal. The White House is slated to conduct its first review of the policy for continuing operation of Selective Availability (SA) this year.
