Aviation Technology

Aviation technology has evolved in many ways over the years. Of course, a lot of the trends have followed the broader consumer markets such as advances in electronics and its influence on avionics. This blog will take a close look at these trends and the technology that has shaped a thriving industry.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Google Earth Blog

The following link is the Google Earth Blog link. There's some good information here for everyone:

http://gearthblog.com/

Also, here are the airports worldwide – over 950 of them!

http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=EarthTransportation&Number=166062&PHPSESSID=&fpart=1

Military Bases

http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php?Number=778553

Watch YouTube Videos in Google Earth

Google announces YouTube video integration with Google Earth:

http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/annc/youtubeearth_20071011.html

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Aero-TV Talks SportAv EFIS Systems With Dynon Avionics

This is a good informative video about the the latest EFIS Systems from Dynon:

Aviation Consumer Examines Aspen Avionics' "Evolution" PFD

What are your thoughts on this new PFD?

Thursday, August 14, 2008

The Sketchup and CAD Demostrations

These videos illustrate very effectively how to use CAD drawings in Sketchup: