April 19, 1982

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Technical Survey

New Avionic Systems Offer Efficiency, Safety Benefits

The new integrated digital avionic systems making their debut in the Boeing 757/767 and Airbus Industrie A310 are expected to have an impact on air carrier operations equal to the introduction of radio navaids and two-way voice radio half a century ago.

Technical Survey: Digital Avionics Software Management

Operators Face Digital Challenge

Introduction of software-intensive avionics systems in civil, military sectors is heralding changes in testing, maintenance

Air Transport

Pacific Carriers Rely on Strict Control

Hong Kong—Airlines in the Pacific region, where economic growth rates are among the world’s highest, are relying on interairline cooperation and strict government controls to take full advantage of expanding air travel and growth opportunities in this decade.

By James Ott7 min

Technical Survey

Boeing Refines 757/767 Digital Avionics

Everett, Wash.—Hundreds of software upgrades and changes have been incorporated in digital avionics software for the Boeing 757/767 new-generation transports as the company prepares for the certification of the 767 this summer. The changes are evolving through the highly iterative system software test program at a Boeing Commercial Airplane Co. laboratory at Boeing’s Renton, Wash., facility.

Aeronautical Engineering

Indonesia Starts Commuter Transport Production

Bandung, Indonesia—Indonesia’s developing aerospace industry has begun initial production work on the CN235 commuter transport in a joint program linking P. T. Nurtanio with Spain’s Construcciones Aeronauticas, S. A. (CASA). Start of the CN235 production parallels a facilities expansion at Nurtanio in its plan to evolve a mature Indonesian aerospace industry capability by the mid1980s.

By Jeffrey M. Lenorovitz6 min

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