Avionics
Gulfstream gives SVS data to FAA
Gulfstream last month took a big step toward obtaining approval for the synthetic-vision primary flight display (SV-PFD) and upgraded enhanced-vision syste

Gulfstream last month took a big step toward obtaining approval for the synthetic-vision primary flight display (SV-PFD) and upgraded enhanced-vision system (EVS II) in its top models by concluding several months of flight testing and handing over to the FAA reams of certification documentation.

At press time, certification of both systems was said to be imminent, assuming the FAA does not raise questions that need to be addressed by the engineers. Gulfstream plans to incorporate SV-PFD and EVS II into the production line this spring, offering the technologies in the G350, G450, G500 and G550. SVS and EVS together represent a new level of crew situational awareness, Gulfstream said.