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Aeronautical Terms 2000.3 (Mobile)

Aviation has more than its share of jargon. Especially for student pilots, this heavy reliance on a specialized vocabulary can make this aspect of aviation very difficult to learn.This database can help. It contains over 1500 definitions, abbreviations, and acronyms of interest to pilots. It allows pilots and student pilots...

Tags: Mobile, Palm Inc., Aviation, Aurora Software, PDAs, Storage, Databases, Handhelds, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-07-08

International Airlines to UN: Set us a CO2 Target Now (but US carriers still ponder)

People in business often speak of NGO's in a kind of wide eyed way, a mixture of fear and curiosity, but most vastly under estimate their capability. Granted, NGOs are as diverse as businesses - some are hopeless, some perform magnificently. For illustration of the latter & the potency of a sophisticated and intelligent NGO, then look no...

Tags: Aviation, Carbon, Carbon Dioxide, Carrier, Climate Group, Emission, James Farrar, Management, Nancy, Strategy

Blog posts 2009-04-09

RFID in Aviation: Airport Luggage Control

There is a strong potential for implementation of recent IT technologies in aviation, such as RFID Radio Frequency Identification. Major aviation industry players, such as IATA International Air transport Association, Boeing or Airbus have recognized the potential huge savings and benefits of such technology being incorporated on a large scale...

Tags: Aviation, AeroAssist, RFID, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics

White papers 2008-06-01

(Images: High-speed hopes for the hypersonic A2)

(Images: High-speed hopes for the hypersonic A2)Emergency landing...I bet it needs an extra long runway so where will it land in an emergency ???RE: (Images: High-speed hopes for the hypersonic A2)The concord failed why will this be profitable?RE: (Images: High-speed hopes for the hypersonic A2)Cool concept, hard to imagine foreigners...

Tags: Airbus S.A.S., aircraft, aviation, Best Cars, Cool Concept, foreigner

Discussion threads 2008-02-06

Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory demo (Windows)

Sudden Strike III: Arms for Victory is a real-time-strategy game based on the battles of World War II. The game simulates joint operation of ground, naval, and air forces on vast areas. A new interface lets player to control their forces without unnecessary micro-management.Gameplay includes land and sea operations, with...

Tags: Force, Aviation, Fireglow Games, Sea Force, Games, Microsoft Windows, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-02-08

FlyBy E6B 2.24 (Mobile)

FlyBy E6B contains over 20 aviation related calculations.From True Airspeed, to Point of No Return calculations, FlyBy E6B does it all.Fast and easy to use, FlyBy E6B carries on with the simple SkyWriter Software style you have come to expect.

Tags: Mobile, Calculation, Aviation, SkyWriter Software, FlyBy E6B, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2006-07-11

FlyBy E6B PPC (Mobile)

FlyBy E6B contains over 20 aviation related calculations.From True Airspeed to Point of No Return calculations, FlyBy E6B does it all. Try it Free for 30 days.New: Purchase FlyBy E6B PPC and receive FlyBy E6B for Windows free!Features: Airspeed Calculations: True Airspeed using Calibrated Airspeed True Airspeed using Mach# Calibrated...

Tags: Mobile, RADIUS, Aviation, SkyWriter Software, FlyBy E6B, Microsoft Windows, Network Security, Operating Systems, Software, Networking

Software downloads 2003-07-25

Sun Case Study: Advanced Airport Systems Technology Research Consortium

In Japan, major players in aviation, including the NARITA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CORPORATION, Japan Airlines JAL, and All Nippon Airways Co., LtdANA, came together to found ASTREC, the Advanced Airport Systems Technology Research Consortium, which studies the implementation of RFID and other technologies for aviation. Sun has taken part in an...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Aviation, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics

Case studies

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Google, Android 2.0 sticks fork in GPS devices

It would also be great if Android could automatically re-route you in real-time, when things like the Bay Bridge suddenly close. This means munincipalities automatically posting closures on a web site, that all providers can use in real-time. Munincipalities could also distribute traffic in real-time. Lots of possibilities to replacing...

Tags: Handhelds, Mobile operating systems, Smart phones, GPS, Google Inc., Google Android 2.0, GPS Devices, battery, Google Android

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

3D Flying P-51C Mustang Screensaver 1.01 (Windows)

The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was a long-range single-seat fighter aircraft that entered service with Allied air forces in the middle years of World War II. The P-51 flew most of its wartime missions as a bomber escort in raids over Germany, helping ensure Allied air superiority from...

Tags: 3D, Warlock Studio, Aerospace & Defense, Microsoft Windows, Manufacturing, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-28

X-Plane 9.40 (Mac)

X-Plane is the ultimate general-aviation flight sim. With hardware-accelerated texture-mapped graphics, dynamic speech synthesis, full-planet terrain-mapped scenery, helicopters, and the widest range of airplanes available in flight simulation, X-Plane will keep your eyes popping out for hours.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Laminar Research, X-Plane

Software downloads 2009-10-28

Is the cloud a better place for our data?

As consumers, we have two options of storing our digital data: locally or elsewhere in the cloud. IntraLinks' Mushegh Hakhinian says it's like storing your savings in a mattress or a bank. Commentary- Data loss is an all too common a theme in the news these days. The recent...

Tags: Bank, Password, Data Loss, cloud, storage, Mushegh Hakhinian IntraLinks, Special to ZDNet, Mushegh Hakhinian IntraLinks, Special to ZDNet

News items 2009-10-26

Climb! 2.8.1 (Mac)

Pilots worldwide have chosen Climb! for its speed of operation, simplicity of design, and ease of data entry. No matter what you're flying, Climb! has the tools to make quick work of data entry and update. And now there's a new way to enter data "on the fly"... Mobile flight...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, Data Entry, Apple iPod Touch, 2ndSegment Software, SegmentView, Flight Data, Smart Phones, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-13

Logbook Pro 1.10.42 (Windows)

Logbook Pro is advanced aviation logbook for Windows is completely customizable and has comprehensive reports, interactive charts, custom currencies, powerful data analysis, and free tech support. Try it risk-free with no time limits. Included are pivot-table analysis and exporting to RTF, PDF, HTML, and Excel. Import any CSV- or TAB-delimited...

Tags: Network Computer, Logbook Pro, Thin Clients, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-09-15

Airline Codes 1.0.1 (Mobile)

Airline Codes application allows you to quickly search by either the airline code, call sign, or name. Airline Codes lists two letter International Air Transportation Association code, three letter International Civil Aviation Organization code, airline name, airline call sign in all capitalized letters, and country

Tags: Airline, Mobile, VersaEdge Software, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-09-11

FAA News Reader 1.6.4 (Mobile)

FAA News Reader grabs the top stories from the Federal Aviation Administration and delivers them to your iPhone and iTouch. The news feeds are news and updates, press releases, fact sheets, speeches, and testimony. It features landscape view mode and share stories with friends and coworkers.

Tags: FAA, Mobile, Splaysoft, FAA News Reader, Smart Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-09-09

NTSB News Reader 1.6.2 (Mobile)

NTSB National Transportation and Safety Board News Reader grabs the top stories from the NTSB and delivers them to your iPhone or iTouch. The news feeds covers accident synopses, press releases, aviation safety news, highway safety news, marine safety news, pipeline and hazardous waste safety news, railroad safety news, safety...

Tags: Mobile, Splaysoft, Safety New, Policies And Procedures, Transportation, Human Resources

Software downloads 2009-09-02

Why health care is not in the Constitution

Neither are food, clothing, and shelterThey're nowhere to be found in the constitution, yet are more important than healthcare. Without those 3 things you'll die real fast so you won't need healthcare. Those needs DID exist when the Constitution was written. There is no federal law making any...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Obama, health care, Constitution

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

Open source can save your life

Quick, if your life depended on it, which health care information system would you rather your hospital used: A proprietary system developed by software engineers based on marketing input, bug reports and customer requests? An open source system developed by thousands of health care practitioners including...

Tags: Hospital, Open Source, Health Care, VA, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Human Resources, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-08-23

X-Plane 9.40b2 (Mac)

X-Plane is the ultimate general-aviation flight sim. With hardware-accelerated texture-mapped graphics, dynamic speech synthesis, full-planet terrain-mapped scenery, helicopters, and the widest range of airplanes available in flight simulation, X-Plane will keep your eyes popping out for hours.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Laminar Research, X-Plane

Software downloads 2009-08-22