Avionics
Securaplane developing near-wireless flight-control system
Securaplane, a small company nestled in the Catalina Mountain foothills north of Tucson, Ariz., is taking large steps toward the emergence of near-wireless

Securaplane, a small company nestled in the Catalina Mountain foothills north of Tucson, Ariz., is taking large steps toward the emergence of near-wireless controls for airliners and corporate jets during the coming decade. You could call it “fly-by-wireless.”

Best known in the business aviation market for its on-aircraft security and surveillance systems, Securaplane is also a pioneer in airborne use of spread-spectrum radio-frequency (RF) emissions for wireless smoke and fire detection and suppression. Now, the 19-year-old company founded by its president, Dick Lukso, and former Learjet chief the late Bib Stillwell is proposing a range of other in-flight applications for the spread-spectrum wireless technology that for 40 years lay hidden under the cloak of military secrecy.

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