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  1. HENSOLDT and IBM Germany sign a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of Software-Defined Defence

    With MDOcore, HENSOLDT aims to network weapon systems and sensors on the battlefield using software, consolidate highly sensitive…
    #Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Avionics #ElectronicWarfare #IdentificationFriend-Foe #MilitarySensors #Optoelectronics #Optronics #Radar #SecurityApplications #Sensors #SpectrumDominance
    europesays.com/germany/12641/

  2. I wonder what voltage the signal pins are. 12v? (Oooh, no, not at all... less tha 0.5V and probably AC) #electronics #avionics

  3. Hmm, someone connected one of these up to a flight simulator, so the specs must be out there....

    youtube.com/watch?v=u09YtKW9Khs

    #ind350 #avionics #electronics

  4. Collins IND-350.

    "...The IND-350 is an affordable GPS/VOR/LOCIndicator from the Collins Microline series. The IND-350 uses a rectilinear meter movement, instead of pendulum, which makes it easier toread. The needle remains vertical throughout its range of travel, which helps the pilot to better determine the degree of correction neededto stay on course.

    This indicator does not contain a VOR/LOC Converter, which permits its use with a GPS. The IND-350, together with an Annunciator ControlUnit (ACU), can be used to meet the FAA requirements for an IFR GPS installation...."

    sarasotaavionics.com/avionics/

    #aviation #avionics

  5. G7 Global Aerospace and HENSOLDT France Sign a Teaming Agreement to provide strategic capabilities to the Malaysian Armed Forces

    The Teaming Agreement, signed during the Defence Service Asia (DSA) exhibition, builds on the complementary expertise of both…
    #France #FR #Europe #EU #Avionics #ElectronicWarfare #IdentificationFriend-Foe #MilitarySensors #Optoelectronics #Optronics #Radar #SecurityApplications #Sensors #SpectrumDominance
    europesays.com/france/12832/

  6. Hi, just giving mastodon a try! Will be looking in the next weeks, if there is interesting stuff going on or if someone is interested in my work/interests in science, vintage computers or avionics. Feel free to check out my videos on UK made avionics being cutting edge technology in its day:
    youtube.com/watch?v=-EQqfxiGgd8 youtube.com/watch?v=LXfvJ7EXbik youtube.com/watch?v=v-gF5g0nnoE youtube.com/watch?v=Gq5-RNpyvog

    #navigation #avionics #ferranti #elliott

  7. Hi, just giving mastodon a try! Will be looking in the next weeks, if there is interesting stuff going on or if someone is interested in my work/interests in science, vintage computers or avionics. Feel free to check out my videos on UK made avionics being cutting edge technology in its day:
    youtube.com/watch?v=-EQqfxiGgd8 youtube.com/watch?v=LXfvJ7EXbik youtube.com/watch?v=v-gF5g0nnoE youtube.com/watch?v=Gq5-RNpyvog

    #navigation #avionics #ferranti #elliott

  8. Hi, just giving mastodon a try! Will be looking in the next weeks, if there is interesting stuff going on or if someone is interested in my work/interests in science, vintage computers or avionics. Feel free to check out my videos on UK made avionics being cutting edge technology in its day:
    youtube.com/watch?v=-EQqfxiGgd8 youtube.com/watch?v=LXfvJ7EXbik youtube.com/watch?v=v-gF5g0nnoE youtube.com/watch?v=Gq5-RNpyvog

    #navigation #avionics #ferranti #elliott

  9. Hi, just giving mastodon a try! Will be looking in the next weeks, if there is interesting stuff going on or if someone is interested in my work/interests in science, vintage computers or avionics. Feel free to check out my videos on UK made avionics being cutting edge technology in its day:
    youtube.com/watch?v=-EQqfxiGgd8 youtube.com/watch?v=LXfvJ7EXbik youtube.com/watch?v=v-gF5g0nnoE youtube.com/watch?v=Gq5-RNpyvog

    #navigation #avionics #ferranti #elliott

  10. Hi, just giving mastodon a try! Will be looking in the next weeks, if there is interesting stuff going on or if someone is interested in my work/interests in science, vintage computers or avionics. Feel free to check out my videos on UK made avionics being cutting edge technology in its day:
    youtube.com/watch?v=-EQqfxiGgd8 youtube.com/watch?v=LXfvJ7EXbik youtube.com/watch?v=v-gF5g0nnoE youtube.com/watch?v=Gq5-RNpyvog

    #navigation #avionics #ferranti #elliott

  11. @clive1 @losttourist

    > "the site did give me one of the easiest to read captchas I've ever had the pleasure of doing lol"

    This comment made me snort with laughter. Thank you.

    I wonder how Atkinson Hyperlegible (®) would compare to the #opensource #Airbus #PolarSys #B162 very-legible font for aircraft instruments?

    github.com/polarsys/b612

    #FOSS #avionics #aviation #airplanes #reading #fonts

  12. @clive1 @losttourist

    > "the site did give me one of the easiest to read captchas I've ever had the pleasure of doing lol"

    This comment made me snort with laughter. Thank you.

    I wonder how Atkinson Hyperlegible (®) would compare to the #opensource #Airbus #PolarSys #B162 very-legible font for aircraft instruments?

    github.com/polarsys/b612

    #FOSS #avionics #aviation #airplanes #reading #fonts

  13. @clive1 @losttourist

    > "the site did give me one of the easiest to read captchas I've ever had the pleasure of doing lol"

    This comment made me snort with laughter. Thank you.

    I wonder how Atkinson Hyperlegible (®) would compare to the #opensource #Airbus #PolarSys #B162 very-legible font for aircraft instruments?

    github.com/polarsys/b612

    #FOSS #avionics #aviation #airplanes #reading #fonts

  14. @clive1 @losttourist

    > "the site did give me one of the easiest to read captchas I've ever had the pleasure of doing lol"

    This comment made me snort with laughter. Thank you.

    I wonder how Atkinson Hyperlegible (®) would compare to the #opensource #Airbus #PolarSys #B162 very-legible font for aircraft instruments?

    github.com/polarsys/b612

    #FOSS #avionics #aviation #airplanes #reading #fonts

  15. @clive1 @losttourist

    > "the site did give me one of the easiest to read captchas I've ever had the pleasure of doing lol"

    This comment made me snort with laughter. Thank you.

    I wonder how Atkinson Hyperlegible (®) would compare to the #opensource #Airbus #PolarSys #B162 very-legible font for aircraft instruments?

    github.com/polarsys/b612

    #FOSS #avionics #aviation #airplanes #reading #fonts

  16. The glider instruments need to be tested in a more holistic way...as holistic as you can get when the fuselage is sitting in the garage.

    First photo shows tubing attached to the pitot probe. The long external tube allows me to add pressure to the pitot system while looking at the instruments on the panel.

    Second photo shows the airspeed indicator (small round display) and glide computer screens. Both of those systems have pitot pressure sensors. I have pressurized the external tubing so that the airspeed indicator shows about 105 knots indicated airspeed. As you can see in the lower part of the glide computer display (V IAS)...the two devices agree within about 1 knot. I can't ask for better than that. (The vario also has a pitot pressure input, but it also uses GPS. It's very confused and angry that GPS says the glider is stationary, but it's supposedly moving through the air at a ridiculous speed. I may have to wait until flight testing to really evaluate the total-system performance of this advanced vario.)

    Another bit of good news is that the leakage rate of the pressurized and sealed pitot system is pretty low. After a minute or two the indicated airspeed only drops a few percent at the most. That's not perfect, but it's pretty good.

    Third photo shows what the instrument panel looks like when all the devices/screens are running. That's right, if I lose electrical power, my instrument panel is a blank, black hole.

    Since I powered up all the screens, it means I'm ready to hook up an ammeter to measure current draw of each device, and my maximum load when everything is running. I'll do that tomorrow.

    #AvGeek #Aviation #ElectricAircraft #Homebuilt #Glider #DIY #EAA #Technology #Instruments #Avionics #Test #Testing #Pressure #Airspeed

  17. The glider instruments need to be tested in a more holistic way...as holistic as you can get when the fuselage is sitting in the garage.

    First photo shows tubing attached to the pitot probe. The long external tube allows me to add pressure to the pitot system while looking at the instruments on the panel.

    Second photo shows the airspeed indicator (small round display) and glide computer screens. Both of those systems have pitot pressure sensors. I have pressurized the external tubing so that the airspeed indicator shows about 105 knots indicated airspeed. As you can see in the lower part of the glide computer display (V IAS)...the two devices agree within about 1 knot. I can't ask for better than that. (The vario also has a pitot pressure input, but it also uses GPS. It's very confused and angry that GPS says the glider is stationary, but it's supposedly moving through the air at a ridiculous speed. I may have to wait until flight testing to really evaluate the total-system performance of this advanced vario.)

    Another bit of good news is that the leakage rate of the pressurized and sealed pitot system is pretty low. After a minute or two the indicated airspeed only drops a few percent at the most. That's not perfect, but it's pretty good.

    Third photo shows what the instrument panel looks like when all the devices/screens are running. That's right, if I lose electrical power, my instrument panel is a blank, black hole.

    Since I powered up all the screens, it means I'm ready to hook up an ammeter to measure current draw of each device, and my maximum load when everything is running. I'll do that tomorrow.

    #AvGeek #Aviation #ElectricAircraft #Homebuilt #Glider #DIY #EAA #Technology #Instruments #Avionics #Test #Testing #Pressure #Airspeed

  18. The glider instruments need to be tested in a more holistic way...as holistic as you can get when the fuselage is sitting in the garage.

    First photo shows tubing attached to the pitot probe. The long external tube allows me to add pressure to the pitot system while looking at the instruments on the panel.

    Second photo shows the airspeed indicator (small round display) and glide computer screens. Both of those systems have pitot pressure sensors. I have pressurized the external tubing so that the airspeed indicator shows about 105 knots indicated airspeed. As you can see in the lower part of the glide computer display (V IAS)...the two devices agree within about 1 knot. I can't ask for better than that. (The vario also has a pitot pressure input, but it also uses GPS. It's very confused and angry that GPS says the glider is stationary, but it's supposedly moving through the air at a ridiculous speed. I may have to wait until flight testing to really evaluate the total-system performance of this advanced vario.)

    Another bit of good news is that the leakage rate of the pressurized and sealed pitot system is pretty low. After a minute or two the indicated airspeed only drops a few percent at the most. That's not perfect, but it's pretty good.

    Third photo shows what the instrument panel looks like when all the devices/screens are running. That's right, if I lose electrical power, my instrument panel is a blank, black hole.

    Since I powered up all the screens, it means I'm ready to hook up an ammeter to measure current draw of each device, and my maximum load when everything is running. I'll do that tomorrow.

    #AvGeek #Aviation #ElectricAircraft #Homebuilt #Glider #DIY #EAA #Technology #Instruments #Avionics #Test #Testing #Pressure #Airspeed

  19. The glider instruments need to be tested in a more holistic way...as holistic as you can get when the fuselage is sitting in the garage.

    First photo shows tubing attached to the pitot probe. The long external tube allows me to add pressure to the pitot system while looking at the instruments on the panel.

    Second photo shows the airspeed indicator (small round display) and glide computer screens. Both of those systems have pitot pressure sensors. I have pressurized the external tubing so that the airspeed indicator shows about 105 knots indicated airspeed. As you can see in the lower part of the glide computer display (V IAS)...the two devices agree within about 1 knot. I can't ask for better than that. (The vario also has a pitot pressure input, but it also uses GPS. It's very confused and angry that GPS says the glider is stationary, but it's supposedly moving through the air at a ridiculous speed. I may have to wait until flight testing to really evaluate the total-system performance of this advanced vario.)

    Another bit of good news is that the leakage rate of the pressurized and sealed pitot system is pretty low. After a minute or two the indicated airspeed only drops a few percent at the most. That's not perfect, but it's pretty good.

    Third photo shows what the instrument panel looks like when all the devices/screens are running. That's right, if I lose electrical power, my instrument panel is a blank, black hole.

    Since I powered up all the screens, it means I'm ready to hook up an ammeter to measure current draw of each device, and my maximum load when everything is running. I'll do that tomorrow.

    #AvGeek #Aviation #ElectricAircraft #Homebuilt #Glider #DIY #EAA #Technology #Instruments #Avionics #Test #Testing #Pressure #Airspeed

  20. The glider instruments need to be tested in a more holistic way...as holistic as you can get when the fuselage is sitting in the garage.

    First photo shows tubing attached to the pitot probe. The long external tube allows me to add pressure to the pitot system while looking at the instruments on the panel.

    Second photo shows the airspeed indicator (small round display) and glide computer screens. Both of those systems have pitot pressure sensors. I have pressurized the external tubing so that the airspeed indicator shows about 105 knots indicated airspeed. As you can see in the lower part of the glide computer display (V IAS)...the two devices agree within about 1 knot. I can't ask for better than that. (The vario also has a pitot pressure input, but it also uses GPS. It's very confused and angry that GPS says the glider is stationary, but it's supposedly moving through the air at a ridiculous speed. I may have to wait until flight testing to really evaluate the total-system performance of this advanced vario.)

    Another bit of good news is that the leakage rate of the pressurized and sealed pitot system is pretty low. After a minute or two the indicated airspeed only drops a few percent at the most. That's not perfect, but it's pretty good.

    Third photo shows what the instrument panel looks like when all the devices/screens are running. That's right, if I lose electrical power, my instrument panel is a blank, black hole.

    Since I powered up all the screens, it means I'm ready to hook up an ammeter to measure current draw of each device, and my maximum load when everything is running. I'll do that tomorrow.

    #AvGeek #Aviation #ElectricAircraft #Homebuilt #Glider #DIY #EAA #Technology #Instruments #Avionics #Test #Testing #Pressure #Airspeed