Jean-Pierre Sanfourche

New interactive cockpit fundamentally improves how pilots manage on aicraft's systems and its flight

Abstract The present article describes the new digital cockpit, EASy®, developed by DASSAULT Aviation. This product has been designed to meet two key design objectives: improving situational awareness, and reducing cockpit workload, Initially, EASy will be limited to the Falcon 900EX, for delivery starting in 2003 but ultimately it will be standard on all wide-body Falcons.

Safety, environment, ATM: Three key issues!

Abstract Demand for air travel increases rapidly - world-wide by about 5% annually. Between 2000 and 2020 more than 14,000 large new airliners will have been delivered to create a world fleet of 20,000 airliners after old types are withdrawn. About 40% of world-wide air travel has a European arrival or departure point. What are consequences of these predictions? This article introduces the section on Air Transport, where these problems will be covered in more depth.

‘SAR-lupe’, an important German initiative

On 9 June 2000 an important German-French Defence and Security Council took place in Mayence (Germany), which led to a number of fundamental resolutions. Among them was the decision to acquire a European satellite-based reconnaissance system.

Ariane 5: A “textbook” launch

Abstract The fourth Ariane 5 lifted off from Europes Spaceport on 10 December 1999 at the beginning of a launch window announced two months earlier when the launch campaign resumed. This flawless countdown and flight kicked off the commercial career of Arianespaces new heavy-lift launcher.

The helios programme

3 December 1999 saw the successful launch of Helios IB. Thus the continuity of the Helios service is ensured since the beginning of 2000.

The Rafale fighter aircraft: Overview and progress status

The Rafale is an extended multi-role combat aircraft, featuring low-observaibility and capable of performing an extremely wide range of missions night or day and in all weather, Air Force; single seater, Air Force; single seater, Navy— it is designed to be compatible with all occurent and planned weapon systems. The present article aims at recalling its main characteristics and at giving some information on the programme status.