Aviation Data Systems (ADS) aims to complete development of a portable datalink communication test kit by the end of this year.
The Multi-Protocol Ramp Test set (MPRT), which will be developed using a A$416,000 ($320,000) Australian government research and development grant, will be the first such portable test equipment for air-to-ground datalink systems, says managing director Murray Joss.
Its development comes as the use of air-to-ground datalink communications increases, particularly in safety-critical situations such as air traffic control. "These portable test sets do away with the huge expense of fixed ground stations or aircraft installations for testing," says Joss.
Source: Flight Daily News
