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Gulfstream Announces World’s Fastest Civil Jet – G650
By admin | March 13, 2008
Step aside, Cessna Citation X. Gulfstream seems to have trumped you in the speed department. Announced today, the new Gulfstream 650 will be able to produce a maximum range of 7,000 miles at Mach .85 or 5,000 miles at Mach .90, and won’t hit the barber pole (max speed limit) until Mach .925, a full M .005 faster than the Citation. (Ok, so it’s not that much faster, but at the very least we’re seeing a new and exciting battle for speed.)
If this aircraft produces the level of performance Gulfstream is promising, they will have accomplished quite a feat. The Citation X, while currently the fastest civil aircraft in the world, doesn’t have the range with which to appropriately take advantage of the extra speed. The G650, with 7,000 miles worth of fuel, will be able to make up some serious time on some serious legs. For example, on a Dubai-Chicago flight at 6,370 miles, the G650 will save you 88 minutes over a comparably ranged jet. Not bad, considering cost won’t be a factor to those who will own this bird.
| Citation X | Gulfstream 650 | |
|---|---|---|
| Max Speed |
Mach .92 |
Mach .925 |
| Max Range |
3,070 nm |
7,000 nm |
| Ceiling |
51,000 ft |
51,000 ft |
| Maximum Takeof Weight |
36,100 lbs |
99,600 lbs |
| Full Fuel Payload |
1,362 lbs |
1,800 lbs |
| Engines |
2 Rolls Royce/Allison AE 3007C1 |
2 Rolls Royce BR725 |
| Engine Thrust |
6,764 lbs |
16,100 lbs |
| Take Off Distance (ISA, MTOW, SL) |
5,140 ft. |
6,000 ft. |
| Coolness Factor |
Crazy Awesome |
Crazy Awesome + 1 |
Source: Gulfstream
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