J. Steven McConnell has been promoted to president from senior vice president/general manager of the AAR Aircraft Turbine Center, Elk Grove Village, Ill.
This series of 19-in. rack-mountable ink jet printers is based on Hewlett-Packard's Deskjet 600 series. The units measure 8.75 in. high and 17 in. deep. An enclosure without the printer is available for rack mounting an existing HP 600. The printers have a resolution of up to 600 dpi. on ordinary paper. Controls and ink cartridges can be accessed by pulling the printer forward on its equipment slides. Paper can be loaded from the front without removing the paper tray or pulling the printer from the rack. Recortec Inc., 1290 Lawrence Station Road, Sunnyvale, Calif.
Robert J. Wagner, Los Angeles-based managing director of CIBC Wood Gundy, has moved from the firm's defense practice to its New York-based Global Airlines, Aerospace and Defense Group.
Bernard M. Hirl has been appointed senior vice president/chief financial officer of the Titan Corp., San Diego, Calif. He was vice president-finance of the Unisys Corp.'s Health Information Management Group.
The ErgoTouch 3000 series of flat panel industrial computers uses a new touch screen technology called near field imaging. NFI allows the touch screen to withstand extreme industrial environments while providing high levels of accuracy and clarity. The solid glass screen resists abrasions, chemicals and moisture but can be used with gloved hands. NFI also allows concurrent touch, so the screen can emulate right mouse-key functions that are increasingly used in control software.
Bob Barker (see photos) has been named group vice president of Flight Control and Hydraulic Systems Operation of Parker Bertea Aerospace, Irvine, Calif. Other recent appointments were: Frank Nichols, group vice president-Fluid Management and Control Systems Operation; Ed Arnold, vice president-marketing; David Kolodziej, president of the Abex NWL Div.; Mike Romito, general manager of the Control Systems Commercial Div.; and Jim Sabin, vice president/general manager of the Control Systems Military Div.
Up to nine crewmembers on board the Russian space station Mir are being videotaped playing darts, as part of an experiment designed by engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Results of the study are intended to further researchers' knowledge of how astronauts and cosmonauts adapt to space. The filmed exercise is timed to take place early, midway and near the end of each subject's stay in space, according to Dava J. Newman of MIT's Aeronautics and Astronautics Dept.
The ATP Registry CD contains a broad selection of aviation industry reference data bases that includes a registry of U.S. and Canadian aircraft owners, mailing lists for U.S. pilots, aircraft and powerplant technicians and inspection authorizations, and listings of U.S. repair stations. Also listed are airport managers, aviation medical examiners, air taxi operators, designated airworthiness representatives and designated manufacturer inspection representatives. Data also may be exported. Aircraft Technical Publishers, 101 S. Hill Drive, Brisbane, Calif. 94005-1203.
Charles E. Moran has been named vice president-operations of CA One Services Inc., Buffalo, N.Y. He was vice president-finance. Moran has been succeeded by Nicholas Liberto, who was director of financial planning and analysis for the Delaware North Cos.
Jeffrey V. Pirone has been named senior vice president/chief financial officer and Michael D. Griffin head of the Space Systems Group of Orbital Sciences. Pirone was vice president/controller, and Griffin was executive vice president/general manager of the Advanced Systems Group.
The Model AV12X radar transponder can enhance the tracking capability of X-band radars. Intended for range safety functions, it is suitable for use in manned and unmanned aircraft, missiles and target drones. The AV12X occupies less than 17 cu. in. and weighs about 18 oz. It has a tunable frequency range of 9-9.5 GHz. and features a long-life Gunn cavity transmitter and direct receiver. Frequency stability of the AM pulse modulation device is 5.0 MHz. The AV12X operates on an input voltage of 22-32 v d.c. with an operating range of -35-60C. Aydin Vector Div., P.O.
Former astronaut Richard O. Covey has been appointed director of the McDonnell Douglas Aerospace Houston Div. He succeeds George Kersels, who has resigned. Covey was deputy program director for Unisys Information Management Services' Space Operations in Houston.
Berton E. Beach has been appointed director of safety and compliance for FlightSafety International of New York. He was manager of FSI's Miami Learning Center. Beach has been succeeded there by R. Charles Strickland, who was assistant manager.
General Electric is preparing to begin flight tests of its 92,000- lb.-thrust GE90-92B engine on the Boeing 777. Test flights are expected to begin in mid-September. Two 777s will be used in the test program, which is to end in late January. Deliveries of GE90-92B-powered increased gross weight 777s are to begin in February.
The ES Series of electromagnetic interference resistant VME bus enclosures is available in three, 10 and 20-slot versions. All meet the 89/336/EEC electromagnetic interference directive and feature a monolithic VME64 backplane. They can be fitted with a wide range of compatible peripheral devices, such as floppies, hard disks, tape and CD-ROM drives. The three-slot steel enclosure uses a VDE Level-A, 80-w power supply and is cooled by a d.c. fan located above the board. Overlapping joint fingers allow cooling while preventing incursion by electromagnetic radiation.
The Flight Research Laboratory of Canada's National Research Council and a Winnipeg company have developed a system for providing real-time weather imagery from polar-orbiting satellites to aircraft cockpits. The system can display both visible and infrared imagery in the High Resolution Picture Transmission (HRPT) and Automatic Picture Transmission (APT) formats on a computer monitor or laptop screen using commercial software.
This line of polycarbonate-based laser eye protection filters safe guards against seven different types of laser light. Models are available for filtering light from Alexandrite, Ti:Sapphire, Argon/ NdGa:YAG, Diode 1, Diode 2, and Argon and Krypton 1 lasers. The filters are available in four frame designs. All are designed for a universal fit with full frontal and lateral protection while allowing for excellent peripheral vision. Several designs will fit over prescription eyeglasses. Glendale Protective Technologies, 5300 Region Court, Lakeland, Fla. 33801.
J. Brent Poer has been named senior manager of courseware for SimuFlite Training International, Dallas-Ft. Worth International Airport. He was executive producer of the Publisher Services Div. of Sanctuary Woods in Dallas.
Charlie Douglas has been named vice president-operations of Training Devices Inc., Englewood, Colo. He was director of new business development for Frasca.
A Douglas Aircraft Co. design for a twin-engine, wide-body aircraft--which could provide the basis for broadening the company's product line in the future--has an all-new fuselage cross section with a slightly modified MD-11 wing. The design, called the MD-20, defines an aircraft which would fit, in passenger capacity, between the 150-seat MD-90 and the 300-seat MD-11. The study is preliminary, with some basic design elements yet to be determined, but the aircraft generally is in the 250-270-seat range.
Andrew J. Pease has been named vice president-sales for the Americas and Gregory S. Olson vice president-marketing of Integrated Systems Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif. Pease was worldwide sales director of Advanced Micro Devices, while Olson was a vice president of Sybase.
Benjamin H. Katcoff has been named director of human resources of Washington-based Intelsat. He was human resources director for research and development for the Polaroid Corp.
Jodi Taylor has been named general manager for customer service at London Heathrow Airport for United Airlines. She succeeds Frank McAnulty, who now holds the same position in Los Angeles.
Frederick W. Smith, chairman/president/chief executive officer of the Federal Express Corp., will receive the 1996 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy from the National Aeronautic Assn.
