Electronic Design

Eastern OptX Launches Radar Altimeter Test Sets

September 17, 2012. Eastern OptX at Autotestcon 2012 announced two new radar altimeter test sets that can be used in the lab or on the flight line. The E-6071 and E-6061 test altitude range accuracy ...
EDN

Portable test instruments bring enhanced features into the flight line

Test and equipment makers for the aviation industry continue to evolve as they need to address new technologies and safety concerns, as well as increasing demand for ease of use in the field, while ...
WGHP

VIAVI Releases ALT-9000 Radio Altimeter Test Solution, Designed for a New Era of Secure Aviation

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VIAVI Solutions Inc. (VIAVI) (NASDAQ: VIAV) today announced the launch of the ALT-9000 universal radio altimeter (RADALT) flight line test set. As ...
Flightglobal

A320 terrain near-collision inquiry: ILS ‘masking’ threat of mis-set altimeter

French investigation authority BEA believes the prevalence of ILS approaches has obscured an underlying vulnerability of aircraft to the risk of terrain collision arising from incorrect altimeter ...