Technology is ever-changing in the field of aircraft avionics and new systems may require a different approach to testing. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revises its regulatory material as a result of system updates and therefore requirements for airworthiness testing also need to be updated.

Robert McShea's second edition of Test and Evaluation of Aircraft Avionics and Weapon Systems is a timely update of a highly regarded text. The second edition retains the readability and excellent graphics that made the first edition a useful resource while adding important new material.
-- Vernon Gordon, Florida Tech, USA

• Chapter 1: What is Avionics Flight Test and Why Do We Need It
• Chapter 2: Time, Space, Position Information
• Chapter 3: MIL-STD-1553 and Digital Data Busses: Data Reduction and Analysis
• Chapter 4: Communications Flight Test
• Chapter 5: Navigation Systems
• Chapter 6: Part 23/25/27/29 Avionics Civil Certifications
• Chapter 7: Electro-optical and Infrared Systems
• Chapter 8: Radio Detection and Ranging - Radar
• Chapter 9: Electronic Warfare
• Chapter 10: Air-to-Air/Air-to-Ground Weapons Integration
• Chapter 11: A Typical Avionics Integration Flight Test Program
• Chapter 12: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)
• Chapter 13: Night Vision Imaging Systems (NVIS) and Helmet Mounted Displays (HMD)
• Chapter 14: Acquisition, Test Management, and Operational Test and Evaluation