Sun, Aug 12, 2007
A Gulfstream G150 bizjet has
established three new city-pair speed records, connecting Los
Angeles to Maui, Hawaii; Maui to Las Vegas; and Las Vegas to
Savannah.
Piloted by Michael Jarrett, Gulfstream international
demonstration captain, and Chip King, Gulfstream senior production
test pilot, the first G150 record flight, lasting 5 hours and 24
minutes, took off from Los Angeles at 8:25 a.m. (local time) on
July 11. With four passengers onboard, the new wide-cabin G150 flew
2,204 nm at an average cruise speed of .79 Mach into headwinds of
50 knots. The G150 landed at 10:54 a.m. (local time) with 1,850
pounds of fuel remaining.
Pilots Jarrett and King flew all legs of the flights.
City to City
|
Distance
|
Time
|
Avg Cruise Speed
|
|
Los Angeles to Maui |
2204 nm |
5 hours, 24 minutes |
.79 Mach
|
Maui to Las Vegas |
2396 nm |
5 hours, 26 minutes |
.79 Mach
|
Las Vegas to Savannah |
1705 nm |
3 hours, 42 minutes |
.81 Mach
|
During the same trip, the G150 broke an eight-year-old city-pair
national speed record by 20 minutes, flying 1,900 nautical miles
between Jacksonville, Fla, and Los Angeles in 4 hours, 15
minutes.
Introduced in 2002, the G150 can accommodate six to eight
passengers comfortably. The first G150 business jet completed its
first flight on May 3, 2005. The G150 received type certification
from the Civil Aviation Administration of Israel and the U.S.
Federal Aviation Administration on Nov. 7, 2005, and was delivered
to its first customer on August 14, 2006. Gulfstream has submitted
an application to the National Aeronautic Association to confirm
the new records.
More News
Chaff Thin, narrow metallic reflectors of various lengths and frequency responses, used to reflect radar energy. These reflectors, when dropped from aircraft and allowed to drift d>[...]
“Today, XB-1 took flight in the same hallowed airspace where the Bell X-1 first broke the sound barrier in 1947. I’ve been looking forward to this flight since founding>[...]
“Teaming up with the EAA and Berlin Express for this event in Cincinnati will give warbird fans a unique opportunity to see the aircraft that helped defend freedom and gave t>[...]
Hazardous Weather Information Summary of significant meteorological information (SIGMET/WS), convective significant meteorological information (convective SIGMET/WST), urgent pilot>[...]
Aero Linx: The Nebraska Aeronautics Commission The Nebraska Aeronautics Commission was created by the 1935 Legislature to oversee the development of aviation in the state. The Comm>[...]