5th G600 flies

G600 N600G (73005) flew for the first time from Savannah yesterday to become the 5th G600 to join the flight-test fleet. There are now 10 G500/G600s clocking up hours in the test program. Full story at gulfstreamnews.com

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2nd G600 flies

The 2nd G600 N720GD (73002) made it's first flight yesterday from Savannah just 10 weeks after the prototype first flew. Used the callsign "Gulf Test 67". Full details at gulfstreamnews.com/

picture via GAC



G600 makes it's first flight

The first G600 (N600G) has just taken to the air from Savannah. Took off at 1350EST as Gulf Test 11 and returned 2 hours and 53 minutes later. See gulfstreamnews.com

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50 years ago today

The very first Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream 2  (N801GA con 001) flew for the first time on 2nd October 1966 at 1511EST (1911z) from Bethpage, Long Island, New York. Piloted by Bob Smyth and Carl Alber, the flight lasted 52 minutes and landed at the Grumman facility at Calverton. Powered by a pair of Rolls Royce Spey 511s with no problems reported. This would be the first of 256 of this model built and become N55RG. Production would move to Savannah in 1967 and initially there were 2 production lines until number 041 when this and all subsequent Gulfstreams were built at Savannah. More than 2200 jets have been built to date with many more to come.

via SDASM archives

5th G500 first flight

G500 N505GD (72005) flew for the first time today.
See gulfstreamnews.com