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Gulfstream Aerospace took flight in its first G800 with a fully outfitted cabin interior on Wed., Nov. 27.
As the aircraft advances through its mature certification program, the G800 is set to undergo additional testing, including overnight trips, various weather scenarios and turbulence, according to Gulfstream.
“The G800 flight test program is making great progress, reaffirming our confidence in the flexibility, durability and reliability this aircraft will provide,” says Gulfstream President Mark Burns. “With its vast range of innovative customization options, the ultralong-range G800 is a true testament to our industry-leading completions and interior and industrial design teams and their commitment to bespoke artistry.”
The G800 will serve as Gulfstream’s longest-range aircraft to date, reaching 8,000 nm at Mach 0.85. For those long trips, the aircraft’s interior features an ultra galley with ample counter, refrigeration and storage space, a beverage maker, cooking appliance array and a dedicated crew compartment, it notes.
According to the company, the G800 achieves the highest fuel efficiency and lowest carbon footprint in its class—building on its other aircraft programs through technological similarities.
“Thanks to the commonalities of the Gulfstream next-generation fleet, the G800 is leveraging and building on the extensive flight test program of the newly certified Gulfstream G700,” the company said.
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I had a bum amblyopic right eye and never would have been able to get a 1st class medical so I bailed out of flying. Never regretted getting out but still wish I could have done it for a living. Went into medicine and worked my arse off. Never went back to flying as I had no place to go. Still, it was a great place to spend adolescent hormones to. Once out of my teens and into college, flying was in the rear view mirror "cause" couldn't do it for a living.
Saw a G1 takeoff one time and man that was cool to see with those turboprops wailing and could see the wind getting sucked into the props as I was sitting on the taxi pad. Man..... One could see the air whoosing down by the turbulent air waves and being sucked into the G1's turboprops propellers on takeoff as long as I was on a parallel side taxiway to watch.
I remember seeing air being swept down into the high powered props/motors of P-51's, P40's, P-38's, P-47's at airshows way back in the past years.
They're into jets now and that's cool. Any of the G-1's left are parked or in museums.
Kurt