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Gulfstream G650

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Family of ultra long-range, twin turbofan business jets.

Oval shaped fuselage is constructed from metal alloy with novel bonded skin panels. Horizontal tailplane, winglets, pressure bulkhead, cabin floors and engine cowlings are manufactured from composite materials. Aerodynamic wings are swept back, with twin turbofan Rolls-Royce BR725 engines mounted in rear pods and fly-by-wire aircraft controls.

2 pilots face a PlaneView II flight deck featuring an enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) with 4 LCD displays and 2 multifunction controllers.

With a maximum operating speed of M0.925, the G650 holds over 120 world speed records.

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Lift type

Fixed wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turbofan

Application

Business

Final assembly

Savannah (Hilton Head International) ·

Fleet facts business use worldwide · as at August 2026

In business use

588 aircraft

Production years

2011-2025

Average age

8.8 years

Main base countries

U.S.A. (320), China (43), Qatar (15), U.K. (13), Russia (9)

Figures cover the worldwide fleet in business use — airline and military examples are not included. Fleet data: Business Air News research.

Design & construction

Primary structure

Aluminium

Wing

Aluminium

Landing gear

Retractable tricycle

Ice protection

Bleed air

Pressurisation

Pressurised

Flight controls

Full FBW digital

Autopilot

3-axis + autoland

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Environmental control

Engine-bleed air-cycle

Wing position

Low

Planform

Swept

Certification

Part 25

Minimum crew

Winglets / sharklets Standard Head-up display Option Synthetic vision Standard Enhanced vision (EVS/EFVS) Option SAF certified (100%) Standard Predictive-maintenance platform Standard

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Gulfstream G650	2008 / 2009	2025	Production: 42 (2013) Gulfstream ramped production rapidly off the large backlog; Corporate Jet Investor's tracker recorded 42 G650 deliveries in 2013, up from six in 2012, making the G650 the primary driver of large-cabin growth that year. [medium]. Long-range business jet, 11-19 passengers, includes G650ER extended range variant.

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Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

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