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Matt Greene Heads Up New Safe Flight Instrument Department | Aviation International News
www.ainonline.com | Nov 13, 2011
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Broadband Altimeter
www.hydro-international.com | Oct 14, 2011
Valeport's VA500 Altimeter uses a processing system with a 500kHz broadband transducer to provide stable, repeatable readings to a resolution of 1mm over a range of 0.2m-100m.

FARNBOROUGH: Virgin launches Rockwell digital altimeter
www.flightglobal.com | Jul 23, 2010
Virgin Atlantic is the launch customer for a new Rockwell Collins digital radio altimeter, to be fitted to its 10 ordered Airbus A330s that are due to begin delivery in spring 2011.

Thales Alenia Space Altimeter Chosen for U.S. Navy Satellite GFO-2
www.defense-aerospace.com | Jun 22, 2010
CANNES, France --- Thales Alenia Space announced that it has signed a contract with Ball Aerospace covering the preliminary phase for the GFO-2 RA altimeter, which will equip the new-generation Geosat Follow-On 2 (GFO-2) satellite. This phase covers the definition, design and system compatibility

defence.professionals | defpro.com
www.defpro.com | Jun 21, 2010
Cannes | Thales Alenia Space announced that it has signed a contract with Ball Aerospace covering the preliminary phase for the GFO-2 RA altimeter, which will equip the new-generation Geosat Follow...

Dassault 7X Altimeter Lock-up Update
www.aviationweek.com | Jun 6, 2010
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Dutch Safety Board cites 'convergence of circumstances' in 2009 THY 737 crash | ATW Online
atwonline.com | May 7, 2010
The Feb. 25, 2009, crash of a Turkish Airlines 737-800 on approach to Amsterdam Schiphol was caused by a malfunctioning radio altimeter, a non-stabilized approach, poor reactions from the pilots and insufficient directions from air traffic control, the Dutch Safety Board concluded in its final

Boeing news | Altimeter, pilot errors blamed in Turkish crash | Seattle Times Newspaper
seattletimes.nwsource.com | May 6, 2010
A common malfunction with Boeing radio altimeters, compounded by several errors by pilots, led to last year's fatal crash by a Turkish Airlines 737 plane as it dropped short of the runway at Amsterdam's airport, according to investigators' final repo...

Report: Technical, human failures led to Amsterdam 737 crash
blog.seattlepi.com | May 6, 2010
A combination of technical and human failures caused a fatal Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 crash in Amsterdam last year, according to a new report.

Altimeter, Pilot Error Led To Schiphol Crash
news.airwise.com | May 6, 2010
A faulty altimeter and pilot error led to the Turkish Airlines crash at Amsterdam last year, Dutch investigators said on Thursday, urging the industry to improve training and reporting of technical glitches.