Aircraft
Gulfstream G500 Flight-test Campaign Advances
Gulfstream is preparing the next two G500s for flight, while the first G500 has accumulated 15 hours in five flights.

Gulfstream Aerospace has begun preparing the next two G500s for flight; the first G500 has completed a handful of test flights. Gulfstream, which announced its new G500 and G600 family in October, flew the initial G500 May 18, and the aircraft since has accumulated more than 15 hours in five flights, reached a speed of Mach 0.80 and flew to 38,500 feet. The longest flight lasted more than four hours, the Savannah, Ga., manufacturer reported.


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