There are two scenarios in which civil avionics are being used in military applications. The first is in the conversion of commercial aircraft to military roles, and the second is the updating of military types to make use of modern avionics where is economically viable to use Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) systems There are applications in the military field for which the civil aircraft platform together with its avionic systems is well suited. It may often be economically viable to convert an existing civil type rather than to develop a new military project. Much of the development costs of the structure and basic avionics will have been recouped from airline sales for a new platform. Alternatively, a used aircraft bought from an airline may also be an economic solution. In either case the basic avionics fitted will have been well tried and tested, and will be ideally suited for use in controlled airspace. The basic platform is often known as a 'Green' aircraft before conversion. This chapter describes some examples of typical conversions of commercial platform conversion to perform military and civilian lw enforcement roles.


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    Military Aircraft Adaptations


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    2013-08-27


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    21 pages




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    English





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