GULFSTREAM INSTALLS INFRARED VISION SYSTEM
ON GULFSTREAM GIV

System Improves Situational Awareness For Gulfstream Operators

SAVANNAH, Ga., June 9, 2010 - Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has successfully installed the Kollsman General Aviation Vision System (GAViS) on a Gulfstream GIV aircraft. The device is now available for GV, GIV and GIII aircraft.

The infrared camera system provides pilots with improved situational awareness at night and in low-visibility conditions. Mounted within the upper nose radome, it supplies enhanced imagery of airports, air traffic, terrain, taxiways, wildlife and runway conditions. This enables pilots to see objects that might otherwise be obscured by darkness, rain, light fog or other factors.

Images can be displayed on a CD-820 flight management system control and display unit or another approved aircraft device, such as an electronic flight bag. The system can also interface with many existing video-capable head-down displays.

"Gulfstream pioneered enhanced vision for its in-production large-cabin aircraft," said Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream Product Support. "This is our way of providing similar capabilities to operators of our earlier aircraft. It’s an excellent option for operators who want to enhance safety by increasing their situational awareness both in the air and on the ground."

 

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 new large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G250®; 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 9,000 people at seven major locations. We invite you to visit our website for more information and photos of Gulfstream aircraft at www.gulfstream.com.

General Dynamics headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 91,200 people worldwide. 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 General Dynamics is available online at www.gd.com.