Mon, Apr 25, 2011
More Than 200 Synthetic Vision Systems And 100 Enhanced Nav
Systems In The Fleet
The 500th PlaneView cockpit was recently deliverd by Gulfstream
just eight years after the flight deck was first delivered. The
mark was reached with the delivery of the 209th large-cabin,
long-range G450 aircraft. Additionally, the company has furnished
200 synthetic vision systems and more than 100 enhanced navigation
systems for its aircraft. Gulfstream was the first original
equipment manufacturer to get FAA certification of synthetic vision
in 2008. The agency certified Gulfstream's enhanced navigation
system in 2010.
"These milestones reflect the tremendous appeal of these
products, which offer a number of benefits to operators including
improved safety, enhanced reliability, reduced pilot workload and
increased situational awareness," said Pres Henne, senior vice
president, Programs, Engineering and Test, Gulfstream.
"Gulfstream's tradition of excellence and innovation continues with
PlaneView II, the advanced flight deck on the all-new Gulfstream
G650."
First delivered in 2003 on a G550, PlaneView, featuring
Honeywell Primus Epic avionics, presents information in a
user-friendly format with large displays and easy-to-use software.
It includes Gulfstream's Cursor Control Device (CCD), which allows
pilots to retrieve flight plans, maps, charts and checklists by way
of point-and-click, scrolling and push-button operations. The
modular system is designed to evolve as new technologies arise,
with easily upgradeable components and software.
PlaneView also includes Synthetic Vision - Primary Flight
Display (SV-PFD), Gulfstream's synthetic vision system. The system
is standard on the G650 and optional on other large-cabin
Gulfstream aircraft. Gulfstream SV-PFD improves situational
awareness and safety by generating a three-dimensional image of the
world outside the cockpit. It integrates data from the onboard
terrain database with the aircraft's position, altitude and heading
to create a synthesized picture that is projected on the primary
flight displays. This allows pilots to view major landmarks
throughout the world and the aircraft's position relative to them,
thereby improving terrain and obstacle awareness.
The Enhanced Navigation option is part of the Certification
Foxtrot upgrade for PlaneView-equipped, large-cabin Gulfstream
aircraft. The system prepares aircraft for the next generation of
air traffic control with electronic terminal charts that have been
certified as paperless; enhanced Global Positioning System accuracy
via the Wide Area Augmentation System; and Future Air Navigation
System (FANS1/A) Controller-Pilot Data Link Communication
(CPDLC).
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