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New Gulfstream G650

Gulfstream G650
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Key Takeaways:

  • The Gulfstream G650 is a new "clean sheet" business jet setting new standards for passenger comfort with a significantly wider and taller cabin, larger windows, and the lowest cabin altitude in its class to reduce fatigue.
  • It will be the fastest civilian aircraft with a top speed of Mach .925 and boasts an impressive range of 7,000 nautical miles at Mach .85, capable of operating from typical business jet airports.
  • Key technological advancements include a unique oval-shaped fuselage for optimized interior space and aerodynamics, a sophisticated high-speed wing design, and a three-axis fly-by-wire control system offering advanced envelope protection while retaining pilot feedback.
  • Powered by new, quieter, and more fuel-efficient Rolls-Royce BR725 engines, the G650 features superior system reliability and is projected to enter service in 2012.
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In March Gulfstream announced development of a new model, the 650, the first clean sheet Gulfstream business jet since the G-II laid the foundation for the most successful line of large cabin business jets in the 1960s. The 650 is a response to Gulfstream customers who want more cabin space, longer range and more cruise speed, and it will set the standard in each of those categories.

The G650 cabin will be 14 inches wider than the cabin on the G550 and other Gulfstreams, the first cabin cross-section size change since the original Gulfstream I turboprop was designed in the 1950s. And the 650 will have three inches more headroom, so even people 6 feet 5 inches can stand straight and tall in the cabin.

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