NBAA: Goodrich Avionics Chosen as Standard Equipment For New Cessna Business Jet

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 10, 2002 -- Goodrich announced today that its LandMark Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS) and SkyWatch HP Collision Avoidance System will be standard equipment aboard Cessna's new Citation CJ3 business jet. The new aircraft will also feature Goodrich's Electronic Standby Instrument System (ESIS) model GH-3000 and Emergency Power Supply model PS-855A.

"We are excited to be a part of Cessna's new business jet aircraft," states Brian Brandewie, President, Avionics Systems. "Our newest safety systems are perfectly suited for the state-of-the-art design of the new CJ3." Displaying its terrain and traffic information directly onto the aircraft's Electronic Flight Instrument Systems (EFIS) displays, the LandMark and SkyWatch HP systems integrate seamlessly with the aircraft's cockpit avionics. The ESIS GH-3000 will be installed alongside the CJ3's EFIS displays, providing vital attitude, altitude, airspeed and navigation information in the event of a primary failure -- receiving emergency power from the Power Supply PS-855A.

Supplying a continuous, color, "birds-eye" view of the surrounding terrain, the LandMark TAWS Class B System offers predictive warning functions using the position from a GPS receiver, altitude information, and aircraft configuration. As a forward-looking terrain avoidance system, the system issues warnings on premature descents, reduced required terrain clearance, and imminent terrain impact. In addition, the system will warn of imminent contact with the ground for excessive rates of descent, negative climb rates or altitude loss after takeoff, and a voice callout of "five hundred" when the aircraft descends to 500 feet above the nearest runway.

SkyWatch HP is an active surveillance traffic advisory system that operates as an air-to-air or ground-to-air interrogation device, tracking and displaying traffic out to 35nmi on the CJ3's EFIS displays. After receiving replies to its interrogations, the SkyWatch HP system computes the responding aircraft's range, bearing, relative altitude and closure rate, predicting potential traffic conflicts. Aural traffic alerts are annunciated through the aircraft's existing audio system or headsets and visual targets are displayed using TCAS symbology.

The ESIS GH-3000 combines all the important flight cues -- attitude, altitude, airspeed, heading and navigation -- in one easy to read 3" display. Certified and flying since 1997, only the ESIS GH-3000 offers an exclusive configuration ability to visually match the look and format of your aircraft's primary EFIS. The ESIS GH-3000 uses a full-color, active matrix liquid crystal display that provides exceptional readability in direct sunlight as well as dark cockpit environments. The multi-function display offers clear off-axis viewing and anti-aliasing of graphics for crisp readouts at any attitude.

The Emergency Power Supply model PS-855A is a nominal 24 VDC power system rated at 2.5 ampere hours output, supplying power to the GH-3000 in the event of a primary power failure. Sufficient additional power output is available to run other emergency equipment tied into the emergency bus without interruption. The PS-855A is capable of withstanding severe performance requirements, including thermal shock and high charge and discharge rates and requires minimal maintenance.

Goodrich Avionics Systems is a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced cockpit avionics. Its SmartDeck(TM) Integrated Flight Displays & Control System incorporates technologies from popular product lines such as SkyWatch® and SkyWatch® HP collision avoidance, Stormscope® weather mapping, LandMark(TM) terrain awareness, and GH-3100 electronic standby instrument system. Additionally, SmartDeck will feature Goodrich's Highway In The Sky (HITS) and Synthetic Vision (SV) technologies.