AutoPower® Gulfstream G200

 

 

Gulfstream G200 Automatic Throttle System AutoPower®

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The Fourth Axis

On the most fundamental level, flying is about controlling three axis: pitch, yaw, and roll. However, in today’s dynamic cockpit environment, there is a fourth axis to control…speed. The mission of AutoPower®,  the Automatic Throttle System (ATS) from Safe Flight Instrument, LLC is the precise management and control of speed during cruise, approach, descent, and landing.

Safe Flight pioneered the development of automatic throttle technology on corporate and commercial aircraft. Today, we bring automatic throttle technology to the highly acclaimed, large-cabin, mid-range business jet: the Gulfstream G200.

Precise Speed Control

AutoPower® is an automatic throttle system designed to provide smooth speed management with precise engine target setting and airspeed control. It delivers accurate speed control, increased situational awareness, reduced crew workload, greater passenger comfort, quieter cabin environment, and increased payload/range.

AutoPower® manages the aircraft’s thrust levers, keeping the pilot constantly in the loop. When the system changes speed, the thrust levers move. If you need to override the throttles, it never takes more force than when moving the throttles in manual mode. Flight crew transition to AutoPower® operation is intuitive. The system integrates seamlessly with the AFCS vertical modes while automatically capturing the selected speed or Mach number. It provides smooth, precise, and stable speed captures without “hunting”.

Features/Benefits:

  • Precise IAS and Mach Speed Management
  • Smooth, Pilot-in-the-Loop, Thrust Lever Control
  • Reduced Crew Workload
    • Speed Control for Cruise, Descent, Approach and Landing
    • Automatic Thrust Lever Adjustment to Compensate for Fuel Burn in cruise
  • Enhanced Flight Safety
    • Situational Awareness Improvement
    • Stabilized Descent, Approach, and Landing
    • AoA Referenced Minimum Speed Protection
  • Fuel Savings
    • Extended Range
    • Increased Passenger/Payload
  • Required Time of Arrival
    • RTA Speed Management

Advantages:

  • Precise speed control
  • Servo thrust lever positioning for optimized profile performance, and reduced crew workload
  • Intuitive operation – fully integrated with existing avionics displays/controls
  • AoA Referenced speed protection
  • Safe Flight’s automatic throttle systems have been installed in over ten thousand commercial, corporate, and military aircraft

Perfecting Flight Performance

In the dynamic world of high-performance aviation, Safe Flight has pioneered significant performance and safety innovations. In addition to automatic throttles, Safe Flight developed stall warning and Angle of Attack systems, wind shear warning, and other pioneering safety of flight and performance systems. With installations on a wide range of airline, military, corporate, and general aviation platforms, two-thirds of the world’s aircraft are Safe Flight equipped.

Additional AutoPower® Applications

To see more Safe Flight AutoPower® applications, follow the links below:

Bombardier Challenger 604/605

Bombardier Challenger 850/CRJ 200

Cessna Citation X

Gulfstream G150

Hawker 800 Series

USAF Boeing 707