FAA OKs Klatt Works Oxygen Mask/Emergency HUD in G550

Gulfstream G550 operators can now install the Klatt Works smoke-assured vision enhanced display (SAVED) oxygen mask in their jets under a new FAA supplemental type certificate (STC). This marks the first business jet STC for the Klatt Works mask. Klatt Works partnered with L2 Aviation on the G550 program, and the next STC will be for the G650.

The SAVED mask incorporates a head-up display (HUD) that helps pilots view critical flight information when smoke obscures cockpit instruments and avionics.

First approved in the Boeing 777F freighter, the SAVED mask combines a high-resolution, low-latency display with a feed from the aircraft’s external enhanced vision system camera and HUD symbology generator. The concentrator unit overlays camera imagery with flight data and projects it onto miniature augmented reality displays embedded in the oxygen mask. For the pilot, the result is a clear view of attitude, altitude, airspeed, and the camera input, even if smoke obscures the windscreen and instrument panel.

“Bringing SAVED to the G550 platform represents an important step forward in cockpit survivability for business aviation,” said Klatt Works CEO Nate Klatt. “SAVED was purpose-built for rare but catastrophic events where dense smoke eliminates forward visibility. By integrating directly into the oxygen mask [that] pilots are already trained to use in an emergency, the system is immediately available under stress and requires no additional deployment steps.”