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.”

Source: Gulfstream