Gulfstream's G700 Takes Flight
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PUBLICATIONS Vol.49 | No.3 $9.00 MARCH 2020 | ainonline.com « Introduced publicly at the NBAA-BACE show in October, Gulfstream’s long-anticipated new flagship made its first flight on February 14. Based on the G650, the G700 will be the largest and most sophisticated Gulfstream, ever. Aircraft SJ30i deliveries to start next year page 20 Avionics Garmin GFC 600H ready to deliver page 48 Gulfstream’s G700 takes flight Airshows Organizers cancel next by Chad Trautvetter month’s ABACE page 21 The new Gulfstream G700 achieved first Dynamics, and the innovation of the Gulf- operation, field performance, and climb flight on February 14, departing Gulfstream stream team,” said Gulfstream president performance; T4, environmental control Rotorcraft Aerospace’s headquarters at Savannah/Hil- Mark Burns. system, mechanical systems, flight into Bristow and ERA merge ton Head International Airport at 1:19 p.m. The G700 was introduced as the com- known icing, and cooling/vent; T5, avionics and landing back at the Georgia airport pany’s latest flagship in October at NBAA- and level-D sim data. A sixth G700 will also page 16 two hours and 32 minutes later. Piloted BACE, where Gulfstream displayed a serve as a production test aircraft. by Jake Howard and Eric Holmberg, with full-scale cabin mockup and showed video Powered by Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 flight-test engineer Bill Osborne, the first of the first test aircraft taxiing under its own engines, the Mach-0.90, 6,400-nm G700 flight-test G700—T1—operated on a 30/70 power. Five flight-test aircraft have already features a five-living-area cabin with 20 blend of sustainable aviation fuel. been manufactured, and a structural test panoramic windows, Gulfstream Symme- “This first flight is a momentous article has completed load testing. try flight deck with electronically linked occasion and the next step forward in T1 will focus on envelope expansion, flut- active control sidesticks, touchscreen con- Gulfstream’s vision for the future, a vision ter, stalls, flying qualities, flight control, and trols, and a predictive landing performance that has been guided by the strategic lead- ice shapes; T2, cabin development and static system for enhanced runway safety. Service ership of our parent company, General test; T3, loads/PID, engine/thrust-reverser entry is scheduled for 2022. n News from HELI-EXPO Bombardier puts all chips Safety tops agenda on its business aviation unit The accident involving Kobe Bryant shined a light on the rotorcraft by Kerry Lynch industry and its focus on safety as the annual Heli-Expo opened in Bombardier quieted talks of a potential the memorandum of understanding to Anaheim. In addition to an industry sale of its Business Aviation unit and took sell its train business to the French rail with a strong safety record, the show steps to dramatically reduce its debt bur- magnate, Bombardier said it has made a highlighted new technology and den with the February 17 announcement of “strategic decision” to focus on business showcased orders. the proposed sale of its Bombardier Trans- aviation and accelerate its deleveraging portation unit to Alstom. In announcing continues on page 32 CERTIFIED OUTPERFORMANCE. 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