DESPITE ENGINE, WING PROBLEMS G5 EXCEEDS TEST TARGETS

The first Gulfstream 5 flight test aircraft was built with an out-of-trim wing that initially caused the aircraft to roll right and its BR710-48 engine failed a mandatory bird-ingestion test. The problems are among the ``few blemishes'' uncovered since the flight test program began last November. `...

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