Honeywell Adds Functionality to Gulfstream Cockpits

Honeywell said it received FAA certification for new functionalities of its Primus Epic avionics suite on PlaneView-equipped Gulfstream business jets.

The capabilities include new features for the Synthetic Vision–Primary Flight Display (SV-PFD), Future Air Navigation System (FANS 1/A) datalink, Controller Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC) and Wide Area Augmentation System-Localizer Performance with Vertical guidance (WAAS-LPV). With the new capabilities, pilots will be able to operate to Required Navigation Performance Special Aircraft and Aircrew Authorization Required (RNP SAAAR) values of 0.1 nm separation (RNP 0.1), according to the company.

Honeywell made the announcement this week at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) conference in Orlando. The functionalities are available on Gulfstream G350, G450, G500 and G550 jets with the Primus Epic-based PlaneView flight deck.

“These new avionics capabilities are designed to accommodate the planned features of the Next Generation Air Transportation System and Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) functionality, and are easily accommodated in PlaneView cockpits based on our Primus Epic technology because of the expandability and growth we built into the system,” said Rob Wilson, Honeywell Aerospace president of Business & General Aviation.