Calling it one of the most complex design efforts ever undertaken in the field of avionics, Honeywell engineering executives were popping champagne corks last month in celebration of the freshly issued FAA papers certifying the Primus Epic integrated avionics system.
Honeywell’s John Todd, director of Gulfstream programs, probably summed it up best when he said the Primus Epic PlaneView cockpit in the Gulfstream G550, certified on August 14, heralds a new era for aviators of high-performance business jets, one in which electronic displays and cursor-control devices replace traditional dials, knobs and switches. After more than seven years of engineering work, millions of dollars of research-and-development funding and no doubt equal amounts of sweat and tears, Primus Epic has emerged at the pinnacle of the avionics world, rarefied air that leaves Honeywell’s competitors working double time to catch up.
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