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 ...

An inexpensive universal test set for 4.3-GHz FMCW- and pulse-radio altimeters, the ALT-8000 RF-based portable radio altimeter test set is said to be the first of its kind. Designed for flightline ...

DALLAS, 19 June 2014. The global market for aircraft altimeter systems and pitot tubes will rise 12.2 percent from an estimated $2.3 billion this year to $2.62 billion in 2019, predict analysts at ...

Aeroflex claims that its ALT-8000 is the world's firstRF-based portable radio-altimeter flightline test set. The universal test setprovides full RF loop testing for 4.3-GHz FMCW (frequency modulated ...

The ALT-8000, reportedly the world’s first RF-based portable radio altimeter flightline test set, is a lightweight universal test set for 4.3-GHz frequency modulated continuous carrier wave (FMCW) ...

UAV Navigation, a developer of flight-control avionics for unmanned aircraft, led the test on a range used by the Spanish Navy. Roke’s MRA Type 1 was integrated into its LCAP autopilot system, ...

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands — A common malfunction with Boeing radio altimeters, compounded by several errors by pilots, led to last year’s fatal crash by a Turkish Airlines plane as it dropped short ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday issued its latest regulatory policy statement concerning potential interference issues facing aircraft radar altimeter systems two weeks ahead of ...