Company Overview AIAA TCM February 15, 2011 Company Overview, 01.11

Company Overview

AIAA TCM

February 15, 2011

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Gulfstream Expanding Savannah Facilities

• New $500M, 7 year facilities expansion announced November 15, 2010 to position Gulfstream to take advantage of the next economic growth cycle

– Creating 1,000 new jobs

– New facilities in thenorthwest quadrant ofthe Savannah airport

– Renovations to currentSavannah facilities

– Expansion of the Research and Development Center(RDC) Campus

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Gulfstream Product Line

3,400 nm (6,297 km) at M0.75

G500: 5,800 nm (10,742 km) at M0.80G550: 6,750 nm (12,501 km) at M0.80

3,000 nm (5,556 km) at M0.75

G350: 3,800 nm (7,038 km) at M0.80 G450: 4,350 nm (8,056 km) at M0.80

7,000 nm (12,964 km) at M0.85

3,400 nm (6,297 km) at M0.80

G150, G200 range with 4 passengers / G350 – G650 range with 8 passengersG150 shown with optional Enhanced Vision System (EVS)

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Product Line Comparison

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G150 G200 G350 G450 G500 G550

L45XR

L60XR

CL300 CL605 G5000 GEX-XRS

CL850

F2000DX

F7X

F900DX

Gulfstream

Bombardier

Dassault

HawkerBeechcraft

Increasing Aircraft Capability and Price

Existing Line and Announced Products

Cessna

Premier

H400XP

H4000

Mustang,CJ1,CJ2 Cit X

Sovereign

XLS+

L40XR

Lineage 1000Embraer

H900XP

H750

F2000LX

G650

CJ3,CJ4

Legacy 500

Legacy 450

Aircraft in development

L85

Phenom100

Phenom300

F900LX

G250

Legacy 600

Legacy 650

G7000

G8000

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Advanced R&D Programs

• Gulfstream is a leader in advanced technology research

• Committed to significant investments in support of new and existing aircraft development to excel in leading edge technologies

Advanced Technologies include

• Flight Deck

• Vision Systems

• Flight Controls

• Cabin Environment

• Completions

• Manufacturing

• Composites

• Supersonic

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Worldwide Presence

Presence on six continents with 44 facilities

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AIN Product Support Survey 2010

* Large cabin support of aircraft of all ages

5 6 7 8 9

Gulfstream Product Support receives top ranking - eighth year in a row

Best in Market*Gulfstream (Large Cabin)

Cessna (Citation)

Gulfstream (Mid-cabin)

Bombardier (Learjet)

Dassault (Falcon)

Hawker Beechcraft (Hawker)

Bombardier (Challenger)

Boeing (BBJ)

Hawker Beechcraft(Beechjet/Premier 1/H400XP)

Bombardier (Global)

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Summary

• Broad product line

• Best product support worldwide

• Leader in advanced technology for enhanced safety

• Financially strong for continued investments in all aspects of the business

• Over 50 years of experience

Moving confidently into the future

Barriers to Automation of Aircraft Production

Steve Ritchie

Feb 15, 2011

Why Automate ?

• More Repeatable Processes

• Improved Quality

• Environmental Benefits

– Paint & Sealant applications

• Health & Safety Improvements

– Ergonomic, Repetitive Strain Syndrome

• Reduced Labor Content and Cost

• Limited and Shrinking Skilled Workforce

• Competitors Worldwide are Investing

Challenges

• High Capital Cost - $M’s – typically only justifiable with new program

• Low Production Volumes

• Intricacy of Product Design Limits Access

• Accuracy and Repeatability of Robots

• Fastener Types and Specs

• Product Evolution vs Clean sheet

• Certification and Inspection / Validation

• Flexibility for Change

– Programming / Tooling vs Human

• Labor Content is Small % of Cost

• 2D Engineering Data

Automation vs Design for Manufacture

Significant Progress on G650

• Machined Components replacing Sheetmetal– Better repeatability improves aircraft assembly time

• Integrated Panel Assembly Cell (IPAC)– Frame attachment to skins

– Fuselage joining straps

• Robotic Trim and Drill on Empennage Assembly (Fokker)

• Automated Tape Layup– Composite Horizontal Skins

• Automated Electrical Harness Testing

• Mortise & Tenon Furniture – CNC Routing

Leveraging Engineering 3D Data in Manufacturing

Brotje IPAC Machine for G650 Fuselage Panels

Attaches Frames and Splice StrapsInstall 32,000 fastenersDrill 24,000 pilot holesDrill 4,000 full size holesAccuracy +/- 0.005’Investment approx. $6.5M

Robotics

• Actively Benchmarking use of Robotics in Aerospace over last 3 years by Advanced Manufacturing team

• Discussions and site visits with Robotic Integrators

– Kuka Systems

– Electroimpact

– Brotje

• Potential Applications being reviewed

– Drilling of sub-assemblies

– Fastener installation

– Paint application

– Fillet Sealing

Industry Observations on Robotic Applications

• Significant Progress been made in Recent Years

– Acquisition Costs have reduced

– Accuracy and Repeatability have improved• Standard 0.025”to 0.040” typical

– Integrated Programming within Delmia PLM products• iGRIP module for Robotics

– Incorporation by Tooling / Equipment integrators

• Implementations in several Aerospace companies

– Fokker

– Spirit

– Premium Aerotech

– Airbus

KUKA System for Vertical Assembly

Potential Single Sided Fastener installation

ROM cost $1.8M including tooling

Robot on Modular Pallet to allow use in other work cells

Summary

• Gulfstream is actively implementing various forms of automation based on overall business benefits

• Product Design is a Critical Enabler to Leverage Opportunities

• Off-the-shelf accuracy of Robots requires additional Alignment system overlay to achieve Aerospace accuracies / tolerances

– Typically need .010” to .015” (IPAC 0.005”)

• Load and Function Capability of Head is limited– End effectors developed for specific applications

• Application requires Highly Repeatable activities– Hard to cost justify for low production volume

– Pallet mount systems for use in multiple cells

• Gulfstream will continue to explore potential applications for automation