At last the open secret can be confirmed, the new business jet from Gulfstream will be the G.650. First flight will be in 2009 and delivery to the first customer will be in 2012.
http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/new-gulfstream-jet/n20080313123709990009
By: Whiskey Delta - 14th March 2008 at 15:23
Wow those comparisons are way off.
The cabin numbers they list for the G550 are quite wrong. They show (w x h) 84″ x 72″ while the Gulfstream website lists it as 88″ x 74″.
They completely overstate the size of the Global Express. They show 98″ x 75″ while the Bombardier website lists it as 83″ x 75″.
Bombardier won’t have a comparable airplane once the G650 is online.
By: chornedsnorkack - 14th March 2008 at 08:01
Turns out that G650 basically copies Bombardier cabin size:
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/03/13/222173/gulfstream-g650-how-it-compares.html
By: Whiskey Delta - 14th March 2008 at 02:15
Yes, but G550 is notoriously narrow compared to Bombardiers.
Notoriously?
G550 height 6’2″ – 1.88m
width 7’4″ – 2.24m
Global Express height 6’3″ – 1.91m
width 6’11” – 2.11m
Looks like the G550 5″ wider.
By: chornedsnorkack - 13th March 2008 at 21:40
They say it will be the
largest (a 14 inch wider cabin than the G550..and three inches taller),
Yes, but G550 is notoriously narrow compared to Bombardiers.
By: J Boyle - 13th March 2008 at 21:13
See also:
http://www.gulfstream.com/gulfstreamg650/
How does Gulfstream 650 compare against Bombardier Global Express?
They say it will be the
largest (a 14 inch wider cabin than the G550..and three inches taller),
fastest (with a range of 7,000 nautical miles at .85 Mach. or fly 5,000-nm with a cruise speed of .9 Mach)
bizjet in the world.
It will also have the new synthetic vision (not just a LLTV) system .
By: chornedsnorkack - 13th March 2008 at 20:54
See also:
http://www.gulfstream.com/gulfstreamg650/
How does Gulfstream 650 compare against Bombardier Global Express?
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March 13, 2008 at 5:08 pm