Gulfstream’s new G400 made its first flight this week, launching the aircraft’s flight test program, the company announced.
According to the company, the G400 departed Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (KSAV) in Georgia and stayed aloft for 2 hours, 55 minutes, reaching a speed of Mach 0.85 and altitude of 41,000 feet.
“The aircraft accomplished this mission using a blend of sustainable aviation fuel from Gulfstream’s Savannah campus,” Gulfstream said.
The G400 features Gulfstream’s aerodynamic clean-wing design with winglets for better efficiency. Power is supplied by Pratt & Whitney Canada PW812GA engines. The cockpit features the Symmetry Flight Deck and Predictive Landing Performance System, which, according to Gulfstream, “helps improve flight safety and pilot situational awareness.”
The G400 can be configured with seating for nine to 12 passengers. The aircraft features the company’s signature “Gulfstream Cabin Experience” with “100 percent fresh, never recirculated air purified by a plasma ionization clean air system,” along with light from the aircraft’s 10 oval, panoramic windows.
“The completion of the first flight marks a significant milestone for the G400,” said Gulfstream president Mark Burns. “It demonstrates, yet again, the maturity of Gulfstream’s new aircraft programs and the advantages created by the intentionally designed commonalities shared across our next-generation fleet.”
