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GULFSTREAM FIRST BUSINESS JET MANUFACTURER TO OFFER SYNTHETIC VISION COCKPIT
Synthetic Vision-Primary Flight Display (SV-PFD) Augments Safety of Gulfstream Jets

SAVANNAH , Ga. , July 17, 2006 – Gulfstream Aerospace will be the first business-jet manufacturer to offer synthetic vision technology for new production and in-service aircraft.

Gulfstream will offer its Synthetic Vision – Primary Flight Display (SV-PFD) as an optional upgrade to current operators of PlaneView ®-equipped Gulfstream G550, G500, G450 and G350 business jet models. Following certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 2007, Gulfstream also will begin offering the optional upgrade to future customers and current customers awaiting completion of their new PlaneView-equipped aircraft.

"With its real-time, pilot’s view of the world beyond the cockpit windshield, SV-PFD increases a pilot’s ability to accurately interpret the depth and texture of terrain, obstacles, runways and approaches," said Pres Henne, senior vice president, programs, engineering and test, Gulfstream. "It is the next logical step in display technology, resulting in faster and more accurate tactical flight decisions by pilots and ultimately increased safety of flight."

Gulfstream SV-PFD imaging is a dramatic enhancement to the PlaneView flight displays. Innovative technology developed with Honeywell, and a pilot-centered design approach, with an emphasis on integration with the proven PlaneView capability, have improved on the two-dimensional, blue-over-brown image. SV-PFD features a three-dimensional color image of terrain overlaid with the PFD instrument readings. With SV-PFD, instrument readings are arranged on the screen to create a large view area for terrain. Combining previously certified terrain data from Honeywell’s Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) with obstacle data, and using a new state-of-the-art graphics processor, SV-PFD accurately depicts terrain, obstacles, runways and approaches at locations throughout the world.

Maintaining the tradition of PlaneView and building on Gulfstream’s participation in NASA’s GVSITE Synthetic Vision research program, SV-PFD includes both traditional and Head-Up Display (HUD) symbology. Symbols such as attitude, altitude, airspeed, bank and steering cues, flight path marker, Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS) alerts, and Traffic alert Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) all remain the same. The new HUD-like symbols include a flight path marker, a path-based flight director runway outline and a runway lead-in line.

"SV-PFD’s flight guidance symbology and truer terrain images provide pilots information in terms of terrain distance and horizontal and vertical bearing," Henne added. "This increased level of awareness means safer operations and is especially beneficial near airports and in mountainous areas."

According to the FAA, 91 percent of General Aviation fatal air accidents in 2005 were caused by a pilot’s loss of control of the aircraft, including during approach, landing and flying into terrain.

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 more than 1,500 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, Virginia, employs approximately 72,700 people worldwide and had 2005 revenue of $21.2 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 can be found online at www.generaldynamics.com.