Gulfstream G700 Pushes the Envelope

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Before the G700 the Citation 10 was the fastest business jet in the skys. I think the range the article stated was at normal cruise, .85. If you didn't have to go 8000 miles you could get to your destination pretty quick. Note that they did not give the projected price tag.:eek:
 
Back when I worked on planes the G5 was the newest and greatest . We got one of the first ones , it was for the Saudi Arabian AF . We had a G1 in the hanger , and were working on a G@ and a G3 . They were great planes and easy to work on . The really rich ones had 727's , and boy were some of them fancy .
 
Hopefully Gulfstream didn't rush this plane into production, like they apparently tried to do with the G650. One of my HS friends died during the G650 testing phase in a crash in New Mexico in 2011. RIP.
 
Retired W4 said:
When the G700 comes on line with speeds of mach .935 and an incredible range it will really up the game in business aviation. Mach .935 is 93% of the speed of sound. That's pretty fast in civil aviation. Kinda' makes me wish I was still in the flying game.

Gulfstream G700 gets FAA certification - AeroTime
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How fast is that in furlongs per fortnight ??? Without delving into it further that looks PFF.
 
fordson said:
Wow! What a cockpit display…….not a boiler gauge in view……..
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I watched the video of the FD and not one steam gauge.


I had an acquaintance ions ago that was COFO for a national bank that is now out of business. He also ferried G3's from Grumman-Gulfstream in Savannah GA to LGB in Ca. which was their finishing facility for interior, paint, life support etc. He claimed the only thing that prevented the G3 from Mach 1 was the wing design. He also commented that the G3 could do an excellent snap roll.:D He was a straight up kind of guy...retired AF, F105 driver in SEA.
 
fordson said:
Wow! What a cockpit display…….not a boiler gauge in view……..
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That is part of the Honeywell Primus Epic Modular Avionics system.

I did the LRU level RF (RF emissions and susceptibility, Lightning, Power Input, etc.) qualification and worked on the system level HIRF and Lightning qualification (SAE ARP 5583) for that system.

I forget what the TSO number is.
 
Mike said:
1 furlong is 660 feet.
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A nautical mile is 6076 feet, compared to 5280' for a statute mile. The speed of sound (mach number) varies in the atmosphere with temperature.

My old JetStar II could get from Portland, OR to Atlanta in 4+15 at FL 390. Sometimes better, depending on how flat the jet stream was. Those four Garrett 731 engines sucked up a lot of jet fuel in the process, but that did not bother my boss. The G700 would save her on fuel cost but the 75 million initial outlay sounds a little steep. :eek:
 
Well, I'm impressed. (Doesn't take much.) So, if you're driving a vehicle that travels at the speed of light and you turned the headlights on, would they do anything?
Yeah, that's an old one...
 
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