Speed Records

Next-Gen Gulfstreams Set City-Pair Speed Records

Business jet travel is getting faster, according to Gulfstream, which says its G600 and the forthcoming G700 have set new city-pair speed records between hubs in the U.S. and Saudi Arabia. The new city-pair records were set late last month and come as the business jet manufacturer is poised to begin delivery of its next-generation […]

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Gulfstream G700 Sets New City-Pair Speed Record

A production test aircraft from Gulfstream’s G700 program connected Savannah, Georgia, and Doha, Qatar, for the first speed record between those cities. The fully outfitted G700 then flew from Doha, to Paris, France, for another city-pair record. On the run between Savannah and Doha, the G700—N706GD—clocked an average speed of Mach 0.88, over a distance […]

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