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GULFSTREAM ‘CIRCUIT FLASH™’ TECHNOLOGY MAKES ELECTRONIC WIRING MANUALS MORE USER-FRIENDLY
G150 and G100 Aircraft Manuals Currently Feature Circuit Flash™;
G550/G500/G450/G350 Manuals to Include Enhancement by Year’s End
SAVANNAH , Ga. , April 19, 2007 – Gulfstream Aerospace, manufacturer of the most technologically advanced business aircraft, has created “Circuit Flash™,” a software enhancement for electronic manuals that makes it easier for aircraft technicians to interpret detailed wiring diagrams.
“The creation of Circuit Flash is a direct result of us listening to our customers,” said Larry Flynn, president, product support, Gulfstream. “By leveraging the software used in today’s electronic manuals, our Technical Publications group has made complicated wiring schematics much easier to use.”
Aircraft technicians access electronic wiring-diagram manuals using laptops that typically have 14-inch screens. Tracking long wire paths on a laptop computer screen can be problematic because the diagram image must be moved around on the screen to visually track the line that represents the wire path. With Circuit Flash, the wire path, which is depicted in black, is overlaid with red when a technician moves the cursor onto the wire and clicks. So in effect, the desired wire path, which appears as a red line, stands out in a field of black lines.
Gulfstream’s Circuit Flash debuted in the first revision of the Gulfstream G150 Wiring Diagram Manual in November 2006. The enhancement was added to the G100 manual in January. The G550/G500 and G450/G350 Wiring Diagram Manuals will include Circuit Flash in their next revisions, which are scheduled for May 15 and Oct. 15, respectively. Gulfstream also expects to include Circuit Flash in the G200 Wiring Diagram Manual; however, no issue date has been scheduled.
Gulfstream’s 75-member Customer Advisory Board (CAB) provided input during the development of Circuit Flash. The CAB is comprised of various Gulfstream customers, including maintenance directors, pilots and owner/operators.
NOTE TO EDITORS
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), designs, develops, manufactures, markets, services and supports the world’s most technologically advanced business-jet aircraft. Gulfstream has produced some 1,600 aircraft for customers around the world since 1958. To meet the diverse transportation needs of the future, Gulfstream offers a comprehensive fleet of aircraft, comprising the wide-cabin, high-speed Gulfstream G150 ®; the large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G200 ®; the large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G350 ®; the large-cabin, long-range G450 ®; the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G500 ® and the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G550 ®. Gulfstream also offers aircraft ownership services via Gulfstream Financial Services Division and Gulfstream Pre-Owned Aircraft Sales ®. The company employs more than 7,900 people at seven major locations. We invite you to visit our Web site for more information and photos of Gulfstream aircraft at www.gulfstream.com.
General Dynamics , headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 81,000 people worldwide and had 2006 revenues of $24.1 billion. The company is a market leader in mission-critical information systems and technologies; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and business aviation. More information about the company is available online at www.generaldynamics.com.
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