Gulfstream's G700 and G800 are closer to entering the market after the FAA certifies their Rolls-Royce Pearl engines. [Courtesy: Gulfstream Aerospace]
Key Takeaways:
The Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 engines powering Gulfstream's G700 and G800 business jets have received FAA certification.
This engine certification is a crucial step towards the G700 and G800 achieving full type certification, market entry, and customer deliveries.
The G700 and G800 are designed for new standards of efficiency, performance, and ultralong-range capabilities, featuring advanced aerodynamics, reduced emissions, and superior cabin comfort.
The G700 boasts a top speed of Mach 0.935, making it the fastest in the Gulfstream fleet, while both models offer impressive ranges of up to 7,750 nm (G700) and 8,000 nm (G800).
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced that the all-new Gulfstream G700 and Gulfstream G800 Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 engines have received certification from the FAA.
Certification of the engine is a big step toward type certification, official entry into the market and customer deliveries of the G700 and G800.
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Jonathan Welsh is Lead Editor of Aviation Consumer and a private pilot who worked as a reporter, editor and columnist with the Wall Street Journal for 21 years, mostly covering the auto industry. His passion for aviation began in childhood with balsa-wood gliders his aunt would buy for him at the corner store. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @JonathanWelsh4
