Flight testing confirms Gulfstream's G700 performance

The G700 demonstrated excellent stability and control in takeoff, landing and climbing during field performance and flying qualities trials during two months of testing at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville, Florida.

The all-new Gulfstream G700 continues to make flight test milestones toward certification and subsequent customer deliveries. The aircraft recently accomplished several certification test points in coordination with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), all of which confirm the aircraft's performance characteristics.

The G700 demonstrated excellent stability and control in takeoff, landing and climbing during field performance and flying qualities trials during two months of testing at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville, Florida. The aircraft also finished water ingestion testing at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia, with touchdown and taxi manoeuvers in standing water at takeoff and landing speeds ranging from 60 to 120 knots. In addition, in flyover noise testing, the G700 has proven sound levels well below FAA regulations.

“The G700 continues to exceed our expectations throughout all facets of the flight test program,” says Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream. “At the same time, even more customers around the globe are seeing the real-world performance features and benefits the aircraft provides in terms of efficiency, speed and safety, while experiencing the immense comfort of the cabin firsthand.”

The G700 program extended its world speed record accomplishments as one of the fully outfitted test aircraft made customer visits throughout Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and India. Building on the 25 records the aircraft achieved during its 2022 world tour, the G700 headed into the 2023 European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE 2023) in Geneva setting a city-pair speed record from Mumbai, India, in 8 hours and 34 minutes at an average speed of Mach 0.90.

In total, the G700 flight test aircraft have established more than 40 speed records around the world.