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Aircraft Automatic Direction Finder (ADF)
An automatic direction finder (ADF) operates off of a ground signal transmitted from a NDB. Early radio direction finders (RDF)…
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Aircraft Radio Magnetic Indicator (RMI) and Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)
Radio Magnetic Indicator (RMI) To save space in the instrument panel and to consolidate related information into one easy to…
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Aircraft VOR Navigation System
One of the oldest and most useful navigational aids is the VOR system. The system was constructed after WWII and…
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Aviation Radio Navigation
In the early years of aviation, a compass, a map, and dead reckoning were the only navigational tools. These were…
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NAVIGATION INTRODUCTION
Finding the way from one place to another is called NAVIGATION. Moving of an aircraft from one point to another…
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Multi-function display
The primary flight instruments can all be displayed simultaneously on one reasonably easy-to-read video monitor much like the flat panel…
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Head-up display
A head-up display or heads-up display—also known as a HUD—is any transparent display that presents data without requiring users to look away from their…
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Multifunctional Keypad (MFK)
The equipment in an aircraft are automatically controlled by a central computer, known as the Mission Computer (MC).The MC interacts…
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Military Avionics Trends
In the coming years, the military avionics supply and demand chain will feature advanced cockpit upgrades and integration capabilities with…
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Cockpit Displays: LCDs vs. CRTs
The aviation industry is moving from bulky, power-hungry cathode ray tubes (CRTs) to lighter, more reliable liquid crystal displays (LCDs).…
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Multifunctional Keypad (MFK)
The equipment in an aircraft are automatically controlled by a central computer, known as the Mission Computer (MC).The MC interacts…