Tue, Dec 12, 2006
Engines Have Powered Eight Aircraft Variants
Rolls-Royce recently commemorated its long relationship with
Gulfstream Aerospace in a ceremony marking the delivery of 3,000
engines to the business jet maker. No other civil aerospace
customer has received more engines from Rolls-Royce than
Gulfstream.
For the occasion, Rolls-Royce commissioned a painting (above)
featuring both the G-I and G550 aircraft -- the first and latest
Gulfstream business aircraft to be powered by Rolls-Royce engines
-- which was presented to Gulfstream Aerospace President Bryan Moss
by Rolls-Royce North America President and CEO James M. Guyette at
a ceremony at the Gulfstream facility in Savannah, Georgia, on
December 5.
"Rolls-Royce is proud to have delivered 3,000 engines spanning
four engine programs over nearly 50 years to Gulfstream," said
Guyette. "This milestone signifies the long relationship forged
through trust and excellence."
From the G-I with a top speed of just over 400 miles-per-hour
and range of nearly 2500 nm, to the G550 with a range of 6750 nm
and 0.88 mach speed, Rolls-Royce has powered eight aircraft
variants for a total of nearly 1500 Gulfstream business aircraft
using the Dart, Spey, Tay and BR710 engines.
The first Gulfstream business aircraft, the Rolls-Royce Dart
powered G-I first flew in 1958. More recently, the company powered
three high-performance business jets into service in the past few
years: the large-cabin midrange G350 (2005), the long range G450
(2005) and the ultra-long range G550 (2003).
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