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GEC AVIONICS
HISTORY IN AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL
1948-1988
Combat Aircraft
Transport Aircraft -
Programme Aircraft
Start Date
Equipment
Sets
Supplied
1951
M eteor
Yaw Autostabiliser
1953
Mystere
Vautour
Baroudeur
)
) Demonstrator Autostabiliser
) Systems
1954
Lightning
Autopilot. Autothrottle. 3 aXIs
Autostabiliser
1956
Mirage III
Autostabiliser
1957
Buccaneer
Sea Vixen
Autopilot. 3 axis Autostabiliser
Autothrottle
1958
TSR2
Failure survival TFAutopilot
and Autostab. FBW Rudder
1960
1968
Pl127
Harrier
) 3 axis Autostabiliser
1960
Bristol 221
Autostabilisation System
1965
Phantom
Autopilot and Navigation
Computer
184
388
546
conti nued
Programme Aircraft
Start Date
Equipment
1964
Concorde
Duplicate Monitored Pitch
Autopilot Flight Directorwith
CAT III AAutomatic Landing.
Duplicate Monitored Autothrottle.
Integrated Digital Test and
Maintenance System.
400
1
1967
C-5A
Crosswind Landing System
1973
BoeingYC14
3 Axis Triplex Digital Flight
Control with Fibre Optic Interlane Data Transmissions. FBW
Upper Surface Blown Flaps and
Autothrottle
1978
Boeing747
Full flight regime Automatic
Throttle System
1979
A300/600
250
150
16
320
1984
'"
lat and Flap FBW Control
System
Sets
Supplied
30
201
3
525
60
A310
FBW Slats and Flaps
150
A320
FBW Slats and Flaps
45
1968
Lynx
Duplex Autostabiliser and
Autopilot
1968
Fiat G95/4
Ouadruplex Autostabili sation
System
Programme Aircraft
Start Date
1969
Hunter
Advanced Analogue and Digital
Autopilots
1948
Jindivik Mk 1 Remote Control Autopilot
1952
Jindivik Mk 2 Remote Control Autopilot
1954
Canberra
UMkl0
Remote Control Autopilot
25
64
1960
Meteor
U Mk 15/16
Remote Control Autopilot
256
1960
Jindivik
Mk 102B
Remote Control Autopilot
80
1970
Drones and Remotely Piloted Vehicles
920
Equipment
Sets
Supplied
256
Tornado
3 axis FBW CSAS. Dual Digital
TF Autopilot. SPILS. Autothrottle.
Ouadruplex Hydraulic Actuation
1974
Sea Harrier
3 axis Autostabiliser and
Autopilot
1978
JaguarACT
Full time. full authority
quadruplex digital FBW
1978
Jurom
Autopilot and 3 axis
Autostabiliser
190
1968
Jindivik
Mk 103A-B
As above with Radio Altimeter
Coupler Unit
1980
AMX
Dual Monitored FBW FCS
102
1970
1982
EAP
Ouadruplex digital FBW
Sea Vixen
DMk3
Universal Autopilot Drone Pack
Pilot
1986
T-45A
Yaw Autostabili ser
1970
Rushton
Height Control Computer
1976
Jindivik Mk4
Remote Control Autopilot
1978
Falconet
Flight Control Computer.
Command Control Unit
1980
Machan
System Prime Contractor.
Ground Command Equipment.
AHRS Payload
1983
Phoenix
System Prime Contractor.
Flight Control Computer.
Payload Ground Control
Station
Transport Aircraft
Programme Aircraft
Start Date
Equipment
Sets
Supplied
1957
Duplicate Monitored Autopilot
and Autothrottle System
Cat III AAutomatic Landing
System. Triple Yaw Damper and
Integrated Hydraulic Controls
150all
variants
Self Monitored Autopilot. Cat III
A Automati c Landing System.
Autothrottle and Standby Yaw
Damper
409 all
variants
1962
VC10
BAC1 -11
GEe Avionics Limited
150
4
470
7
122
6
Airships
Programme Aircraft
Start Date
Equipment
1984
Fly-By-Light Control System
SKS600
Combat Aircraft Controls Division
Airport Works, Rochester,
Kent ME 1 2XX, England
Associate Company:
GEe Avionics Inc_
PO Box 81999,
Atlanta, Georgia 30366, USA
Telephone: Medway (0634) 44400
Telex: 96333/4 or 965450
Facsimile: (0634) 816525
Telephone : (404)448-1947
Telex : 708447
Facsimile : (404) 449-6128
Sets
Supplied
3
GEC Avionics Limited is a subsidiary of the General Electric Company of England.
This brochure is intended only to give a general impression of the products and services which
are available and none of the descriptions contained herein shall form part of any contract.
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