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The World’s Largest Business Jet Just Set Two Transatlantic Speed Records
Announcing an air-speed record from Savannah, Georgia, to Doha, Qatar, might sound trivial or even a little absurd. Until you consider the context: This was the world’s largest business jet flying 6,711 nautical miles nonstop at Mach 0.88, or 675 mph, for 13 hours and 16 minutes, on its first international flight. Then it becomes a corporate milestone. Gulfstream’s new G700 then set another city-pair record from Doha to Paris, flying 2,953 nautical miles at an average speed of Mach 0.90 (690.5… (www.yahoo.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
If I'm in that thing, to be honest, I'd be like "SLOW DOWN, I want to enjoy this ride..."
Ha! I had the same thought when I flew to London on the Concorde! Gee! Over already?!
Once you are at altitude, and at cruising those speeds - you're not going to notice the difference in speed from the passenger seat.
The G700 is the largest purpose built bizjet. Anything bigger is just a converted commericial airliner.
For the GA crowd, a very polished web site, and for the folks that fly/flew corporate GA, some really awesome specs. Like imagining the price of a 40,000 lb. top off at TEB.
https://www.gulfstream.com/en/aircraft/gulfstream-g700/
https://www.gulfstream.com/en/aircraft/gulfstream-g700/
You don’t have to imagine,,, with the current price at for Jet-A at Teterboro between $6.20 and 7.40 per Gallon, if we use a “average” price of 6.75, than that would be an approximately $270,000 JUST for a 40,000 Gallon Top Off
Bruno, you have conflated lbs. for gallons. In jet pilot speak we do lbs. for fuel flow and gallons for fuel orders. It holds about 7500 gallons and 40,000 lbs is 6000 gallons,ergo, somewhere around $42,000 dollars. Meh, wouldn't even buy a new Tahoe. Cheers
Still, that’s a lot of Signature points
Spent a few and Atlantic bribems as well.
Or if anyone used the "old" Flower Avaiation in KPUB or KSLN--Avtrip points or the steaks... A Case of steaks was always a good take home!!
Many steaks and great cookies at Flower, too! I once spent a half hour or so chatting with Gerry Ford on the ramp at KPUB. Nice guy.
ditto on the steaks and loved the birds in the lobby.