Gulfstream G650ER Circumnavigates The Globe In One Stop

Aircraft Flies Around The World In One Stop, Adds Two More City-Pair Records

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Feb 18, 2015, 11:00 ET

SAVANNAH, Ga., Feb. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced that the G650ER recently set two city-pair records while flying around the world in one stop.

Gulfstream G650ER circumnavigates the globe in one stop. Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced that the G650ER recently set two city-pair records while flying around the world in one stop. The aircraft landed both times with fuel in excess of National Business Aviation Association instrument flight rule reserves.

The G650ER took off from White Plains, New York, with three passengers and four crew members on board. It flew 6,939 nautical miles/12,851 kilometers eastbound to Beijing at an average speed of Mach 0.87 for a total flight time of 13 hours and 20 minutes. The aircraft then flew eastbound 6,572 nm/12,171 km to Savannah, accomplishing the mission at an average speed of Mach 0.89 for a total flight time of 12 hours. The aircraft landed both times with fuel in excess of National Business Aviation Association instrument flight rule reserves.

"There isn't another business jet capable of this mission," said Scott Neal, senior vice president, Worldwide Sales and Marketing, Gulfstream. "This flight proves just how powerful a machine the G650ER is. We promised customers an aircraft that could take them farther faster than any other; we delivered on that promise. The G650ER provides a combination of speed and range that is creating history and setting records."

Pending approval by the U.S. National Aeronautic Association, the city-pair records will be sent to the Federation Aeronautique Internationale in Switzerland for recognition as world records.

In addition to the two pending records, the G650ER set two speed records during flight testing in 2014. The aircraft flew from Los Angeles to Melbourne, Australia, in 14 hours and 58 minutes. The G650ER then flew from Hong Kong to Teterboro, New Jersey, in 14 hours and 7 minutes.

The G650ER can travel 7,500 nm/13,890 km at Mach 0.85 and 6,400 nm/11,853 km at Mach 0.90. It has a maximum speed of Mach 0.925.

Current G650 owners and order-holders can upgrade their original G650 to a G650ER.

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Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), designs, develops, manufactures, markets, services and supports the world's most technologically advanced business-jet aircraft. Gulfstream has produced more than 2,200 aircraft for customers around the world since 1958. To meet the diverse transportation needs of the future, Gulfstream offers a comprehensive fleet of aircraft, comprising the Gulfstream G150™, the Gulfstream G280™, the Gulfstream G450™, the Gulfstream G550™, the Gulfstream G500™, the Gulfstream G600™, the Gulfstream G650™ and the Gulfstream G650ER™. Gulfstream also offers aircraft ownership services via Gulfstream Pre-Owned Aircraft Sales™. The company employs more than 15,000 people at 12 major locations. We invite you to visit our website for more information and photos at www.gulfstreamnews.com.