Gulfstream Aerospace on Sunday unveiled the G250 super mid-size business jet at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention in Orlando, promising a range of 3,400 nautical miles at 0.80 Mach. The newest addition to the Gulfstream line is scheduled for first flight in the second half of 2009, with certification projected in 2011. 

The G250 will be powered by twin Honeywell HTF7250G engines and equipped with Gulfstream’s PlaneView 250 flight deck, based on the Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion integrated avionics suite. That flight deck will have three high-resolution, 15-inch diagonal LCDs capable of showing multiple formats, including optional synthetic and enhanced vision. 

“The Gulfstream PlaneView 250 cockpit, featuring Pro Line Fusion avionics, represents the culmination of a joint development effort with Gulfstream to offer the most advanced flight deck technology available,” said Greg Irmen, Rockwell Collins vice president and general manager, Business and Regional Systems. “We look forward to delivering the key principles of the Pro Line Fusion flight deck - enhanced situational awareness, an intuitive user interface, advanced information management capabilities, and a scaleable architecture that will accommodate the newest advancements.” 

The cockpit also will have two Standby Multifunction Controllers (SMCs). Installed in the glare shield, the SMCs will incorporate a variety of features, including Standby Instrument, Electronic Flight Information System (EFIS) Display Control, and Remote Information Display on a 5.3-inch LCD.
 
The G250 also will have dual Flight Management Systems, dual Gulfstream Cursor Control Devices (CCDs), universal worldwide graphical weather, automatic Emergency Descent Mode, Rockwell Collins MultiScan weather radar and a dual auto-throttle system. Options include the Rockwell Collins HGS-6250 Head-Up Display (HUD II), Gulfstream Enhanced Vision (EVS II) and Gulfstream Synthetic Vision–Primary Flight Display (SV-PFD).