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Next-gen GIV does exist: Gulfstream unveils G450
Gulfstream Aerospace took the wraps off its newest model, the G450, at the NBAA Convention last month.

Gulfstream Aerospace took the wraps off its newest model, the G450, at the NBAA Convention last month. The fourth example (S/N 4004) of the GIV-X (or next-generation GIV) was on static display at Orlando Executive Airport, along with two G550s, a G400, a G200 and a G100.

“The G450 was developed over the last two years in parallel with the G550,” said Pres Henne, Gulfstream senior vice president of programs. “This was the first time that Gulfstream has developed two new models concurrently, and the G450 has benefited from a number of systems originally developed for the G550.” Following the creation of a G550 prototype in 2001, Gulfstream immediately began work on the G450, dubbed the GIV-X at the time.