News Release
GULFSTREAM TO OFFER AUTOMATIC THROTTLE ON GULFSTREAM G150
Large-Cabin Flight-Deck Automation Available To Mid-Cabin Market In 2009
SAVANNAH, Ga., October 5, 2008 – Gulfstream Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), will offer Safe Flight Instrument Corp.’s Enhanced AutoPower® Automatic Throttle System (ATS) on its wide-cabin, high-speed Gulfstream G150.
Gulfstream anticipates receiving a Supplemental Type Certificate in the first quarter of 2009 to install ATS on G150 aircraft. The system will be available for installation on new aircraft during final-phase manufacturing and as a retrofit at Gulfstream Service centers for already fielded aircraft. This offering brings large-cabin flight-deck automation to the mid-cabin market.
The Safe Flight ATS integrated on the G150 provides continuous thrust management during take-off, climb, cruise, descent, approach, landing and go-around flight modes. Components for ATS include a dedicated computer, two mode status displays and a modified throttle quadrant that includes the drive and clutch mechanism. Fully integrated with existing avionics displays and controls, the auto-throttle system features precise, smooth and synchronized speed control regardless of maneuver, thereby permitting the pilots to concentrate on other necessary tasks.
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 1,800 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 9,700 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 84,600 people worldwide and anticipates 2008 revenues of approximately $29.5 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
