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Chopper CRTs certified
Radar display more powerful Radar data processing and display for air defence and air traffic control is possible following delivery to the Royal Air Force of a Ferranti system worth E2.5 million. The system, an advanced version of CARDS (computerassisted radar display system) which went into the Aircraft and Armament Experimental Establishment (AAEE) at Boscombe Down five years ago, is designed to process primary radar data whilst processing two separate secondary surveillance radar modes. It then displays it in conjunction with raw primary radar tracking data. The new system uses more powerful Ferranti computers. A two-computer channel approach will allow civil and military air traffic controllers to operate independently in respect of choice of radar and the display of labels based on different response needs. Air defence controllers will work with their own allocation of identities, with height *information derived from height finders and three-dimensional radar. The use of two computers provides redundancy, protecting controllers from a failure right up to the display. Selection of the computer used is
in the hands of the chief controller and the system is designed so that controllers have immediate fail-safe replacement of all data on switching from one computer to another. The system uses 22 410 mm displays. Although the system is not transportable, it is designed so that it can
Chopper CRTs certified
The Collins multifunction CRT display system changes display formats to best meet the information needs of the various phases of the search-andrescue mission. The display formats include: a horizontal situation indicator for ILS approaches, a map display for en-route navigation, a radar or FLIR display for these search sensors, an integrated radar and map display for flying precise search patterns, a hover display for over-water transitions-tohover, and a flight planning display which provides a north-up chart format. Rockwell In terna tional Collins Divisions, 400 Collins Road NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52498, USA.
Cockpit design on US Coastguard helicopters certified recently uses multifunction controls and CRT displays to allow the flight crew to manage efficiently the total avionics system. Major avionics subsystems of the Aerospatiale HH-65A choppers include: a cockpit management system to control the COMM, NAV and mission computer; a multifunction display that changes the primary display format to meet the particular mission phases; and a four-axis flight control system that can automatically fly the helicopter in all mission flight regimes.
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be re-sited and, if necessary, divided into two systems working in different locations. The systems can accept inputs from both local and remote radars, and interface facilities include provision for tire acceptance of digitized radar data. Ferranti Computer Systems Limited, Bracknell Division, Western Road, Brackneli, Be&s RGI 2 1RA, UK
Displays of the RAF’s air defence and ATC system
Middle east touch Teletrade, the export division of British Telecom International, claims to have installed the first City Business System (CBS) outside Britain for the National Bank of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. CBS, a communications system incorporating touch-sensitive display terminals, was developed by British Telecom London’s city area. It is designed for financial and commodity dealers, The equipment range includes telephones, PABXs and exchanges and the touch screen VDUs. British Telecom, 2-12 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7AG, UK.
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in the hands of the chief controller and the system is designed so that controllers have immediate fail-safe replacement of all data on switching from one computer to another. The system uses 22 410 mm displays. Although the system is not transportable, it is designed so that it can
Chopper CRTs certified
The Collins multifunction CRT display system changes display formats to best meet the information needs of the various phases of the search-andrescue mission. The display formats include: a horizontal situation indicator for ILS approaches, a map display for en-route navigation, a radar or FLIR display for these search sensors, an integrated radar and map display for flying precise search patterns, a hover display for over-water transitions-tohover, and a flight planning display which provides a north-up chart format. Rockwell In terna tional Collins Divisions, 400 Collins Road NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52498, USA.
Cockpit design on US Coastguard helicopters certified recently uses multifunction controls and CRT displays to allow the flight crew to manage efficiently the total avionics system. Major avionics subsystems of the Aerospatiale HH-65A choppers include: a cockpit management system to control the COMM, NAV and mission computer; a multifunction display that changes the primary display format to meet the particular mission phases; and a four-axis flight control system that can automatically fly the helicopter in all mission flight regimes.
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be re-sited and, if necessary, divided into two systems working in different locations. The systems can accept inputs from both local and remote radars, and interface facilities include provision for tire acceptance of digitized radar data. Ferranti Computer Systems Limited, Bracknell Division, Western Road, Brackneli, Be&s RGI 2 1RA, UK
Displays of the RAF’s air defence and ATC system
Middle east touch Teletrade, the export division of British Telecom International, claims to have installed the first City Business System (CBS) outside Britain for the National Bank of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. CBS, a communications system incorporating touch-sensitive display terminals, was developed by British Telecom London’s city area. It is designed for financial and commodity dealers, The equipment range includes telephones, PABXs and exchanges and the touch screen VDUs. British Telecom, 2-12 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7AG, UK.
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OCTOBER
1983