Monday, May 10, 2010

  Fastest Civil Aircraft - Gulfstream G650 sets world record

 Savannah, GA, USA -- The Gulfstream G650 flew at its proposed Mmo of 0.925 for the first time on Sunday, May 2 - setting the new world record for the Fastest Civil Aircraft .

 Photo: Gulfstream G650, the world's Fastest Civil Aircraft .

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   The ultra-large-cabin, ultra-long-range flight-test aircraft (S/N 6001) took off from Savannah at 1:38 p.m. with Gulfstream's chief test pilot John O'Meara and Senior Experimental Test Pilot Tom Horne at the controls. The aircraft reached its top speed of Mach 0.925 while at 42,500 feet.

   "The G650 excelled at its top speed of Mach 0.925," O'Meara said. "Even at near the speed of sound, the aircraft provides stable and precise handling characteristics. It's very responsive to pilot input with fantastic maneuver capabilities. Turns can be initiated and completed without any onset of buffet."

   "The engine performance is extremely smooth. At the conditions flown today, the entire operation was flawless. The aircraft's capabilities and state-of-the-art technologies make it very easy to fly and will enhance our customers' experience with their G650."

   The G650 is a clean-sheet aircraft the US company calls the biggest, fastest and furthest-flying purpose-designed business jet yet.

   The previous Guinness world record holder for the Fastest Civil Aircraft was the Cessna’s Mach 0.92 Citation X.

Joining Gulfstream’s product line-up above the G550, which will continue in production, the G650 offers a 7,000nm (13,000km) range at Mach 0.85, a maximum cruise speed of M0.925 and the largest cabin in its class, the company says.

   The G650 offers the same cabin cross-section as the Bombardier Global Express XRS, but longer ranges at higher speeds.

  Design requirements included a bigger, quieter, more comfortable and reliable cabin; a range of 7,000nm at M0.85 and 5,000nm at M0.90; and a maximum take-off weight no greater than 45,360kg (100,000lb) for access to key airports like New York’s Teterboro.

   The G650 offers the longest range at the fastest speed in its class. Powered by best-in-class Rolls-Royce BR725 engines, the business jet will be capable of traveling 7,000 nautical miles (12,964 km) at Mach 0.85.

   The World's Fastest Civil Aircraft
is expected to receive certification from the Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency in 2011. It is on schedule to enter service in 2012.

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Monday, May 10, 2010


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