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Jet Aviation gets FAA approval for Gulfstream G650 line and base maintenance at facilities in Dubai and Geneva
… with a Triplex flight management system, automatic emergency descent mode, 3-D weather radar, and other advanced flight controls for pilot situational awareness and safety. Related stories -- Jet Aviation Geneva receives European approval for …
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Lockheed Martin to support Saudi Arabia F-15SA modernization with virtual training technologies
… without the actual aircraft. The systems include basic maintenance, landing gear and arresting hook, armament, flight controls , and jet fuel starter trainers. Lockheed Martin will deliver the training systems by 2020. Work on the contract …
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Honeywell's fly-by-wire flight controls and three other aircraft systems selected by COMAC
… Honeywell (NYSE: HON) in Phoenix to provide four aircraft systems for the new C919 airliner -- fly-by-wire flight controls ; the wheel and brake system; the auxiliary power unit ; and the inertial reference system that provides precision …
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Littlejohn & Co. to sell Synchronous Aerospace Group to Precision Castparts Corp.
… defense markets. The company produces complex mechanical assemblies, such as high-lift mechanisms and secondary flight controls , as well as structural assemblies, including wing ribs, bulkheads, and track and beam assemblies. Synchronous …
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Jet Aviation Geneva receives European approval for line and base maintenance to Gulfstream G650 business jet
… with a Triplex flight management system, automatic emergency descent mode, 3-D weather radar, and other advanced flight controls for pilot situational awareness and safety. Gulfstream Aerospace is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics …
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Thales upgrades Reality H helicopter simulator with Hexaline motion system for heightened realism
… combined with high-resolution, geo-specific imagery from the ThalesView image generator. The instrument panel and flight controls support different helicopter configurations using realistic simulated instruments or graphic displays and simulation …
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Rockwell Collins' flight controls used in multiple UAVs this summer
WASHINGTON, 14 Aug, 2009. – The Athena 511 flight control and navigation systems from Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, landed in two unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platforms this summer – the Excalibur UAV from Aurora Flight Sciences in Manassas, Va., and the CQ-10A SnowGoose Cargo UAV from
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Rockwell Collins flight controls , navigation systems to guide STUAS vehicle
DENVER, 25 Aug. 2010. Rockwell Collins flight control and navigation systems will play a critical role in the Small Tactical Unmanned Air System (STUAS) program, which will provide the warfighter with enhanced levels of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities.
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Airbus sells another 11 aircraft, bringing its total at Farnborough thus far to 15 orders
… need for holds during a flight, and enables a continuous-descent approach. The aircraft also has fly-by-wire flight controls . Drukair will deploy the sharklet-equipped Airbus A319 to increase capacity on existing regional routes as well …
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Air Force kicks off sensor-fusion program to help UAVs sense and avoid other aircraft in shared airspace
… enable UAVs to operate in civil airspace . Sensors will connect to the sensor-fusion product, then to the UAV's flight controls and operator interface. The initial phase of the ABASSA program will use traffic alert and collision avoidance system …
