BAE Systems’ Active Inceptors Earn Certification on Gulfstream G600 and G500
04 December 2019 - 1:00AM
Business Wire
BAE Systems reached a critical milestone today with the
certification of its active inceptors for Gulfstream’s G600 and
G500 aircraft. The certifications are from the Federal Aviation
Administration for the G600 aircraft and European Aviation Safety
Agency for the G500 aircraft. The achievement marks the second
series of certifications for BAE Systems’ active sticks in civil
applications, which were first certified on Gulfstream’s G500
aircraft last year.
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BAE Systems has been a world leader in
active inceptor technology for more than 25 years. (Photo: BAE
Systems, Inc.)
“Our active inceptors will provide pilots of these aircraft with
increased situational awareness and enable enhanced handling to
maintain a safe and stable flight of Gulfstream’s G500 and G600
aircraft,” said Ehtisham Siddiqui, vice president and general
manager of Controls & Avionics Solutions at BAE Systems.
Unlike a passive system, active inceptors, which are part of the
controls pilots use to fly an aircraft, have electronically
controlled actuators that send tactile feedback to the pilot
through the stick. The feedback is programmable for specific
aircraft depending on customer requirements, and can warn pilots of
impending structural or aerodynamic operating limits. One of the
key benefits of active inceptors is the ability to link the pilot
and co-pilot controls, so each can see and feel the other’s control
inputs in real time.
BAE Systems has been a world leader in active inceptor
technology for more than 25 years. The military version of the
technology was originally developed for the Joint Strike Fighter
program in the 1990s, achieving its first flight on the platform in
2000 and becoming the world’s first certified military active
inceptor on the F-35 just six years later. That same core
technology achieved a handful of other world firsts, which includes
first flight on helicopters such as Blackhawk and Chinook. Today,
the company’s active inceptors have flown on 12 different
commercial and military aircraft around the world and have logged
more than 200,000 flight hours.
BAE Systems is a premier provider of advanced and affordable
controls, avionics, and power management systems for aircraft. From
controlling the aircraft to keeping its engine running at peak
performance, BAE Systems serves more than two million passengers
each day. Every second of every day a plane safely takes off and
lands because of its products.
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