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Gulfstream G650 Flight Testing Resumes Two Months After Fatal Crash

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Key Takeaways:

  • Gulfstream has resumed flight testing of its G650 business jet, nearly two months after a fatal crash killed four employees during a simulated engine failure on takeoff.
  • The company conducted necessary safety reviews before resuming flights, with the first post-accident test lasting about 1.5 hours.
  • Despite the testing suspension, Gulfstream still anticipates FAA certification for the G650 in 2011 and its entry into service in 2012, as originally scheduled.
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Gulfstream has resumed flight testing of its G650 business jet nearly two months after the crash of a test aircraft during takeoff at Roswell, New Mexico, that killed all four Gulfstream employees on board.

“We have conducted all the necessary reviews to assure ourselves that we can safely resume the flight-test program at this point,” Pres Henne, Gulfstream’s senior vice president of Programs, Engineering and Test, said in a company press release.

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