:

Airbus: Maybe There’s a Better Way

Steve Scott

Monday, July 13th, 2009

SHARE:

The inability of searchers to locate the flight data and cockpit voice recorders aboard the ill-fated Air France Flight 447 has prompted Airbus, the manufacturer of the A330- 203 (F-GZCP) involved, to consider redesign of the critical air safety devices so they broadcast the crucial data in advance of a crash. Currently, the Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorders (CVR) ---the so-called 'black boxes'---simply serve as recording devices. The DFDR collects data from aircraft systems, while the…

Congress

Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia

As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]

‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]

Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]