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Gulfstream G600 Might Take to the Sky Late This Year
Gulfstream is making good progress with certification work for the G500 and G600.
Gulfstream recently completed mating the wing to the fuselage of the first G600 flight-test aircraft. (Photo: Gulfstream)
Gulfstream recently completed mating the wing to the fuselage of the first G600 flight-test aircraft. (Photo: Gulfstream)

Gulfstream recently completed mating the wing to the fuselage of the first G600 flight-test aircraft and says it is making such good progress with development of the new jet that it believes it might be able to bring forward the planned first flight from next year to late this year. During a press briefing at the ABACE show in Shanghai on Monday, the company also reported that it now holds FAA type inspection authorization for inlet compatibility on the new G500, giving it certification credit for testing of the inlet system on its Pratt & Whitney Canada PW814GA engines.


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