Gulfstream

Gulfstream Aerospace has flown into history as one of its G600 aircraft completed the world's first transatlantic flight burning 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from Savannah, Georgia, to Farnborough, England, in six hours and 56 minutes.

The new ultra-long-range Gulfstream G800 completed its first flight on Wednesday in the skies over the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport in Georgia, on a two-hour test flight that used sustainable aviation fuel.

Gulfstream Aerospace has rolled out its two latest business jets. The Gulfstream G800 is the longest-range aircraft to be built by the General Dynamics subsidiary, and the Gulfstream G400 is its first large-cabin jet in a decade.

Rolls-Royce and Gulfstream Aerospace have scored a double first as the Gulfstream G700 business jet and two Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 engines made their maiden flights at the same time from Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport.

As the largest aircraft ever built by Gulfstream, the new G700 business jet boasts a 103-ft wingspan and a roomy 57-ft long cabin with up to five living areas, plus a six-place dining area and a master suite with a shower.

Looking for a brand new business jet? I know some of you are. Need to go great distances at the highest speeds possible without having to eyeball the grubby public? Gulfstream's G650ER has just proven its credentials by flying further and faster than anything else on the market.

The FAA has certified BAE Systems' Active Stick technology for use in civilian aircraft. Standard equipment on the new Gulfstream G500 business jet, the technology provides tactile feedback to fly-by-wire systems, allowing the pilot to feel how the aircraft is handling.

NASA has tested three new noise reduction technologies on a series of Acoustic Research Measurement (ARM) flights, and managed to cut airframe noise during landing by more than 70 percent.

Gulfstream Aerospace's long-cabin, twin-engine G600 business jet has taken to the air for the first time, kicking off its flight-test program. It took off on December 17 at 1:50 pm EST from Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport, Georgia and was in the air for two hours and 53 minutes.

In January, we looked at FlexFoil; a variable geometry airfoil system that seamlessly integrates into the trailing edge of the wing. During the year the system has made the leap from the test bench to the sky, with NASA conducting tests of the FlexFoil on a modified Gulfstream III business jet.

Already the largest and fastest business jet, the G650, Gulfstream Aerospace has just announced the upgraded G650ER. The new aircraft boasts an ultra-long-range with the ability to travel up to 7,500 nautical miles (13,890 km) in a single non-stop flight.

A Gulfstream G650, which with a top speed of Mach 0.925 is the world's fastest certified civilian jet, has added to its list of world records by completing the fastest westbound, around-the-world flight for a non-supersonic aircraft.