Velocity Acceleration News

WESMAR (Western Marine Electronics) will introduce a 50-square-foot mega fin at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show on October 27-31 in Florida. Designed for luxury yachts, charter and super yachts, these new fins, coupled with WESMAR’s triple axis digital DSP4800 control electronics, are designed to reduce up to 90% of vessel roll. They are rugged with a neutrally buoyant design that adds lift, and are designed with added strength and reliability to meet the high performance requirements of vessels up to 250+ feet.

Pilots and crew of the U.S. Navy's F/A-18E/F and E-2C aircraft will continue to get accurate position and targeting information for carrier-based operations through a contract for 55 LN-92 aircraft inertial navigation systems (INS) from Northrop Grumman Corporation's Navigation Systems Division. The self-contained LN-92 INS provides aircraft position, velocity, acceleration, heading and attitude information. program manager. "The LN-92 performed superbly in Operation Iraqi Freedom. the Navy's F/A-18E/F and E-2C aircraft. 12-month period between August 2004 and July 2005. contains an option for 50 additional systems. contracts.

Enhanced System Expands Coverage Areas, Lowers Airtime Rates, and Provides Greater Versatility via Exclusive Broadband Service KVH Industries, the company that pioneered in-motion broadband Internet access, introduced its new, faster TracNet 2.0 Mobile High-speed Internet System today at the Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show. broadband Internet system available to mariners throughout North America. the ability to maintain a two-way Internet connection even when the TracVision antenna is being used for satellite TV reception. addition, KVH is reducing TracNet mobile airtime rates by 40 percent, making the service even more affordable. explained Ian Palmer, KVH vice president of satellite sales.