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Gulfstream 500 First Flight

  • 18-05-2015 08:13PM
    #1
    smurfjed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,565 ✭✭✭✭


    These guys don't waste time, this aircraft was only revealed a couple of months ago :)

    e1bf6e06-79f8-47f3-bf0e-fbc7fbb4dfa6-original.jpeg

    Gulfstreams first attempt with "SIDE STICKS" rather than YOKES, although they did use FBW in the 650.

    img19-zoom.jpg

    The original of the cockpit photo is at http://www.gulfstream.com/aircraft/gulfstream-g500 and you can zoom into to various sections, awesome looking cockpit....


Comments

  • #2
    Lockheed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 727 ✭✭✭Lockheed


    Beautiful aircraft, love the cockpit!


  • #3
    Tenger
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 10,054 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    Lockheed wrote: »
    Beautiful aircraft, love the cockpit!

    It almost looks like a similar finish to a luxury car


  • #4
    Reoil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,126 ✭✭✭Reoil


    Do you have any high-res images? ;)


  • #5
    imurdaddy
    Site Banned Posts: 638 ✭✭✭imurdaddy


    That cockpit is incredible looking! Beautiful jet.


  • #6
    imurdaddy
    Site Banned Posts: 638 ✭✭✭imurdaddy


    That cockpit is incredible looking! Beautiful jet.


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  • #7
    eatmyshorts
    Closed Accounts Posts: 821 ✭✭✭eatmyshorts


    smurfjed wrote: »

    Gulfstreams first attempt with "SIDE STICKS" rather than YOKES, although they did use FBW in the 650.

    .

    Are you watching Boeing??!! Get rid of those archaic yokes and get with the times!


  • #8
    Razor44
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 659 ✭✭✭Razor44


    Wow. That looks the job!


  • #9
    martinsvi
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    what happens if the screens go blank? Where are the backup instruments?


  • #10
    Growler!!!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,980 ✭✭✭Growler!!!


    martinsvi wrote: »
    what happens if the screens go blank? Where are the backup instruments?

    They are above the 4 main screens.


  • #11
    smurfjed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,565 ✭✭✭✭smurfjed


    The backup are the little screens on the glare shield.... all screens will be paired and operated by multiple electrical sources and symbol generators, the backup screens are most likely powered by the battery bus and then by internal batteries.

    Look at the newer B777's, there are no round dials anymore!


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  • #12
    martinsvi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,729 ✭✭✭martinsvi


    smurfjed wrote: »
    there are no round dials anymore!

    I'm going to miss those little buggers ... never working properly anyway :D


  • #13
    imurdaddy
    Site Banned Posts: 638 ✭✭✭imurdaddy


    martinsvi wrote: »
    I'm going to miss those little buggers ... never working properly anyway :D


    I wont miss steam gauges, glass cockpits are much better to read and display more information in the one place, just generally better info delivery! I think anyway.


  • #14
    zone 1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 266 ✭✭zone 1


    nice size Govenrment jet . could replace the old one. well not before 2016


  • #15
    amen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,781 ✭✭✭amen


    The backup are the little screens on the glare shield.... all screens will be paired and operated by multiple electrical sources and symbol generators, the backup screens are most likely powered by the battery bus and then by internal batteries.

    Look at the newer B777's, there are no round dials anymore!

    so if all power fails you loose all instrumentation ?


  • #16
    Growler!!!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,980 ✭✭✭Growler!!!


    amen wrote: »
    so if all power fails you loose all instrumentation ?

    No, there are numerous power supplies which have built in redundancy should 1 fail.

    The type I fly for instance has 11 powered buses (supplies) fed by 2 AC generators, 2 DC generators and 2 batteries. Should one of the generators fail the other is rated to take the remaining load.

    If the AC and DC geni's fail the main battery and emergency battery will provide 30 minutes supply respectively.

    If all of the above fails the 5 main screens will be blank but the IESI (integrated emergency situation indicator) has its own internal battery to provide 30 minutes power. The IESI is a brilliant price of kit which combines attitude indicator, airspeed indicator, altimeter, comm and nav radio into 1 screen.


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