Avionics
Safe Flight autothrottle will be available to midsize jets
Safe Flight Instrument Corp.’s (Booth No.

Safe Flight Instrument Corp.’s (Booth No. 2239) AutoPower autothrottle system will be available to Hawker 800 series aircraft within a year, the company announced yesterday. Safe Flight and West Star Aviation will be unveiling the product and taking orders tomorrow afternoon between 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. at the Safe Flight exhibit.

Autothrottle systems that control power and airspeed from takeoff to touchdown have been available on larger business jets for years, but this is the first time the system will be installed in a midsize jet, according to Thomas Grunbeck, vice president of sales and marketing at Safe Flight. “This is really revolutionary for a midsize aircraft,” he said.