Image Credit:Gulfstream Gulfstream announced a new ultra-long-range business jet - the G650ER, during the EBACE airshow in Geneva, S...
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Gulfstream announced a new ultra-long-range business jet - the G650ER, during the EBACE airshow in Geneva, Switzerland.
The G650ER-Extended Range, will be world's longest range business jet with a range of 7,500 nautical miles/13,890 kilometers at Mach 0.85 and 6,400 nm/11,853 km at Mach 0.90.
Representing a range improvement of up to 500 nm/926 km over the range of the G650, which entered service in 2012.
The G650ER will share the same cabin, avionics and systems as the G650 and is undergoing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification.
Current G650 owners and order-holders will be able to upgrade their original G650 to a G650ER.
The aircraft, which will enter service in 2015, powered by Rolls-Royce BR725 engines. The engine is part of the Rolls-Royce BR700 engine family that has accumulated more than 16 million flying hours to date and also comprises the BR710 and BR715.
Gulfstream G650ER has already set two speed records during flight testing earlier this year. The aircraft flew 6,947 nm/12,866 km from Los Angeles International Airport to Tullamarine Airport in Melbourne, Australia, at an average speed of Mach 0.86. It landed with fuel well in excess of the National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) instrument flight rules (IFR) reserves. The flight, into head winds as high as 13 knots, took 14 hours and 58 minutes.
After positioning to Hong Kong, the G650ER flew 7,494 nm/13,879 km to Teterboro, N.J., accomplishing the 14-hour and 7-minute journey at an average speed of Mach 0.865 and again landing with fuel in excess of NBAA IFR reserves. The two records are pending approval by the National Aeronautic Association and, once approved, will be forwarded to the Fédération Aéronautique International for confirmation as world records.
With a 104,000 pound/47,173 kilogram maximum gross weight, the G650ER will carry eight passengers.
At a cruise altitude of 45,000 feet/13,716 meters, G650ER cabin is pressurized to an altitude of 3,700 feet/1,128 meters, almost two times lower than commercial airlines.
The G650ER cabin is replenished with 100 percent fresh air every two minutes reducing fatigue and ensures a more alert and refreshed arrivals.
