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FAA Issues Supplemental Type Certificate for Device Installation
SAVANNAH, Ga., April 17, 2008 – Gulfstream
Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE:
GD), recently received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from
the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to install an optional
muffler on the Gulfstream G200 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU). The
new muffler has been designed to reduce noise emanating from the
surge-control valve by 10-12 decibels, a reduction of more than
half the current level.
Gulfstream Service Engineering developed, flight-tested and certified the muffler with input from the Gulfstream G200 Customer Advisory Board. M-Dot Aerospace of Phoenix completed the muffler design and manufactures the devices for Gulfstream.
The APU provides the electricity necessary to start the G200’s two engines and operate its Environmental Control System (ECS), which includes air conditioning.
“This is another example of Gulfstream taking a proven product and making it even better,” said Dan Nale, vice president, Mid-Cabin Programs, Gulfstream.
G200 operators can purchase the STC and muffler and have the muffler installed at any Gulfstream or General Dynamics Aviation Services authorized service center. The muffler upgrade is available as a completion option for new G200 aircraft.
The large-cabin, mid-range G200 joined the Gulfstream fleet in 2001. To date, there are around 180 in service. The G200 has a 12-month dispatch reliability rate of 99.77 percent. As of March 31, 2008, the aircraft fleet has flown close to 300,000 hours and completed more than 182,000 landings.
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®; the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G550® and the ultra-large-cabin, ultra-long-range G650®. Gulfstream also offers aircraft ownership services via Gulfstream Financial Services Division and Gulfstream Pre-Owned Aircraft Sales®. The company employs more than 9,100 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 83,500 people worldwide and reported 2007 revenues of $27.2 billion. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies. More information about the company is available on the Internet at www.generaldynamics.com.|
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