Gulfstream has announced that its new super-midsize Gulfstream G300 has made its first flight.
The first G300 took off from the Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel and flew for 2 hours and 20 minutes at an altitude of 30,000 ft and at a speed of Mach 0.75. Before the flight, the G300 program completed over 2,000 ground test hours. The company states that it is officially launching the aircraft’s flight test program and that two more test aircraft are already in production.
“With its combination of safety, technology, performance and cabin comfort, the G300 is a game changer for the super-midsize category,” said Gulfstream president Mark Burns. “This latest investment, designed to exceed our customers’ expectations for large-cabin features in a mid-cabin aircraft, brings another new category leader to our next-generation fleet. With the addition of the G300, Gulfstream truly offers an aircraft for every mission. Achieving first flight at this stage in the program is a remarkable achievement.”
The G300 was first announced on Sept. 30 to replace the G280 model. It can fly 3,600 nm at Mach 0.80 and has the lowest cabin altitude in its class at 4,800 ft when flying at 41,000 ft. It also has the largest interior in the super-midsize segment, seating up to 10 passengers. The cabin includes two living areas and a galley.RELATED STORIES:
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The aircraft’s Harmony Flight Deck has six touch screens paired with Phase-of-Flight intelligence, a synthetic vision-primary flight display that depicts runways and terrain in 3D imagery. It also features Gulfstream’s Predictive Landing Performance System.
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