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Forging ahead with DO-178C and DO-178B executions in Turkey

In order to enable to share information about DO-178B and its updated version, DO-178C (predictably in 2011), I will try to share my personal experiences and the other sector experts’ experiences in this blog. If you want, for our visitors new and off the topic, let’s explain what DO-178B states exactly.

This guide is recommended to software developers, loaders, and users for RTCA/DO-178B aircrafts with the form in FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) directive. I say “recommended” because contrary to common belief it doesn’t state any enforcements and obligations. In guide, the reason of that imperative words/sentences stating obligation such as “shall” and “must” are not involved in.

DO-178B is like outline for steps of developing software such as confirmation, enabling, documentation, configuration management, and quality management. (Yes, it may seem familiar, it has same content with CMMI’s.) To sum up, DO-178B is a guide document where it is suggested seriously to be developed in the guidance of where FAA avionic softwares despite that it is not necessary to FAA certification, and where current and coming avionic designs are used commonly.

Coming days ( and while occasion ) I will try to address and explain software developing steps in the guidance of D0-178B.

Thanks to our friends  who are unsparing their knowledge and experiences.