Gulfstream G650 Reaches Mach 0.995

SavannahSixManFan wrote:
> Relatively speaking, Mach 1 is 768 MPH.
>
> That is the speed a commercial aircraft is not suppose to exceed. Generally
> they cruise at 520 to 560. But knowing our renegade cowboy test pilots who
> know what happens out over the Atlantic Ocean where the Vietnamese Shrimp
> Trawlers tell no tales.
>
> Even if our aircraft in getting real close to Mach 1, their are surfaces
> that are exceeding Mach 1 due to the surfaces being curves so that when the
> airflow goes over them, they all meet at the same time at the tail of the
> aircraft. That means, a straight line through the aircraft is closing in on
> Mach 1, surfaces are exceeding Mach 1 due to the surface distance being
> further.
I now suspect SSMF must be management. In response to a fairly innocuous question, all replies have been factual and precise, but have failed to provide the actual answer.
Sort of like talking to x-wife #2. But that’s a story for another thread.

The published mmo is M∞ 0.925 is that the same value they are using for VNE or is there no published VNE?

But on a serious note, the loss at KROW, have they attributed that to anything?
 
No manager here :-)

We have not been getting a lot of information on the crash. Basically Gulfstream shares with us what the NTSB has released publically. Any statements that would provide new or unreleased information on the accident investigation must be coordinated with and approved by the NTSB. Violating this obligation to the NTSB could jeopardize Gulfstream’s status as a party to the investigation. I work in the new programs flight test department but we are discouraged from sharing anything we might know privately or publically. It is a tragedy but we will work through it. The four we lost knew the risks they were taking and would have wanted all of us to press on.

The published mmo is 0.925 (710.4 mph) and that is generally used to advertize the typical speed used for comparison purposes (or bragging rights) with our competition.
 
Certification Still Anticipated For 2011

SAVANNAH, Ga., May 28, 2011 — Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has resumed the G650 flight-test program, following a temporary suspension of flying after an April 2 accident. The first flight since the accident took place May 28, with Serial Number 6001 flying for 1 hour and 39 minutes. The crew included senior experimental test pilots Jake Howard and Tom Horne and Flight Test Engineer Bill Osborne.

“We have conducted all the necessary reviews to assure ourselves that we can safely resume the flight-test program at this point,” said Pres Henne, senior vice president, Programs, Engineering and Test, Gulfstream. “We have worked closely with the Federal Aviation Administration in this process and received the agency’s concurrence to resume flight testing. It is our responsibility to move forward with the flight-test program, and we will do so in a safe and prudent manner. The G650 will enter service as the flagship of our product line, where it will represent the very best in business aviation technology.”

To date, the G650 flight-test program has accomplished 470 flights, accumulating 1,560 hours towards the estimated 2,200 hours required for certification. Gulfstream resumed flying with the four remaining flight-test aircraft. The company still anticipates certification in 2011, with service entry in 2012, as was originally planned at the aircraft’s public launch in 2008.

Gulfstream continues to cooperate with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in its investigation.
 
I always find it interesting to watch the TV show Criminal Minds, the "movie set" Gulfstreams that they stand and walk around in while flying are not that big inside, but they are fast... I have truely enjoyed my 15 years at Gulfstream sites in Savannah Georgia and Long Beach California.
 
Not trying to be rude or negative but,
I wasn't even sure what a Gulfstream was
untill I read this thread.
Very informative!
Thanks man.
I'm not positive, but I think there was a Gulfstream
used by the bad guy in the Left Behind series?
Thanks again Savvy!
 
Source: Wikipedia

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation is a producer of several models of jet aircraft. Gulfstream has been a unit of General Dynamics since 1999. The company has produced more than 1,500 aircraft for corporate, government, private, and military customers around the world. More than one-quarter of Fortune 500 companies operate Gulfstream aircraft.
 
Gulfstream 150 sets another World Record

Gulfstream’s G150 demonstration aircraft recently set a world speed record between Gander, Newfoundland, Canada, and Geneva, Switzerland, beating the existing record by 37 minutes. The aircraft travelled the 2,464 nautical miles (4,563 km) between the two cities in 5 hours and 6 minutes. Its average cruise speed was Mach 0.80.

Pilots for the flight were International Captains David Steinfeldt and Nick Rose. The aircraft carried four passengers. The wide-cabin, high-speed G150 has a range of 3,000 nautical miles (5,556 km) at its normal cruise speed of Mach 0.80.

The National Aeronautic Association has confirmed the record and sent it to the Federation Aeronautique Internationale in Switzerland for approval as a world record.
 
It's only 7 miles away
not 107.
Plenty of time.
I was looking back at some
of the old posts.
Man, lots of dribble,
but fun.
So naturally,
they reminded me of a good cud.
 
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SavannahSixManFan":27scebah said:
Gulfstream 150 sets another World Record

Gulfstream’s G150 demonstration aircraft recently set a world speed record between Gander, Newfoundland, Canada, and Geneva, Switzerland, beating the existing record by 37 minutes. The aircraft travelled the 2,464 nautical miles (4,563 km) between the two cities in 5 hours and 6 minutes. Its average cruise speed was Mach 0.80.

Pilots for the flight were International Captains David Steinfeldt and Nick Rose. The aircraft carried four passengers. The wide-cabin, high-speed G150 has a range of 3,000 nautical miles (5,556 km) at its normal cruise speed of Mach 0.80.

The National Aeronautic Association has confirmed the record and sent it to the Federation Aeronautique Internationale in Switzerland for approval as a world record.
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I like the size of the 250 better
 
You are being politically incorrect Fajita Pete, its now the G280... seems that numerical sequence of 250 in Chinese means stupid or something like that... so we rebranded our G250 fleet to G280...
 
G650 Makes NAA's "Most Memorable" List for 2011
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Feb. 3, 2012 -- The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) has compiled its annual list of "Most Memorable Aviation Records." Gulfstream's G650 is included in the 2011 list as shown below, with the other 2011 records.

Speed Over a Recognized Course, Los Angeles to Savannah: 623 mph
(record for jet airplanes weighing 77,162 < 99,208 lbs.)

Departing the Burbank airport in California on Jan. 12, Gulfstream G650 pilots William Dobbs and Ronald Newton flew nonstop to the Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport in Georgia. The three-hour, 26-minute flight averaged 623 mph along the route, establishing the record for speed from Los Angeles to Savannah.
 

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