FALLS CHURCH, Va., Aug. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- General
Dynamics announced today the first customer delivery of the all-new
Gulfstream G600 aircraft. The milestone follows the aircraft
receiving U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type and
production certificates on June 28. A U.S. customer took
delivery of the aircraft at Gulfstream's headquarters in
Savannah, Georgia.
"We always strive to exceed our customers' expectations, and our
first G600 delivery is a prime example of that," said Gulfstream
president Mark Burns. "The effort
put forth by our team enabled this award-winning, technologically
advanced aircraft to move from certified to delivered in an
extremely short period of time. We are very proud of everyone who
had a part in making this happen and keeping our promise to
customers, as is a Gulfstream tradition, of a 2019 entry into
service.
"The G600, with its outstanding performance, industry-leading
innovative technology and stylish, comfortable cabin, continues the
emergence of a new generation of Gulfstream aircraft that started
with the G500 in 2018. We have only just begun."
The G600 received both FAA type and production certificates on
June 28, 2019. The aircraft entered
service after a design and test program that included flying nearly
100,000 hours in the company's labs and more than 3,200 hours of
flying in the air.
The G600 can carry passengers nonstop from Paris to Los
Angeles or Hong Kong at an
average speed of Mach 0.90 in an interior that won top honors in
Private Jet Design at the 2018 International Yacht & Aviation
Awards.
The aircraft is equipped with the revolutionary Symmetry Flight
Deck, which includes active control sidesticks and 10 touchscreens.
The advanced technology has earned Gulfstream several awards,
including Aviation Week's 2017 Technology Laureate Award, Business
Intelligence Group's 2019 Innovation Award and Avionics Magazine's
2015 Technology Company of the Year.
The G600, which already has more than 10 city-pair speed
records, flies 6,500 nautical miles/12,038 kilometers at its
long-range cruise speed of Mach 0.85. Its maximum operating speed
is Mach 0.925, the same as the company flagship Gulfstream
G650ER.
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
General Dynamics. Headquartered in Falls Church, Va., General Dynamics is a
global aerospace and defense company that offers a broad portfolio
of products and services in business aviation; combat vehicles,
weapons systems and munitions; IT services; C4ISR solutions; and
shipbuilding and ship repair. General Dynamics employs more
than 100,000 people worldwide and generated $36.2 billion in revenue in 2018.
More information is available at
www.generaldynamics.com.
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