Aircraft
G280 Accrues 58 City-Pair Speed Records
Four of the records have been set by flights in Africa.
Gulfstream's super-midsize G280 recently achieved its fourth speed record in Africa. (Photo: Gulfstream)
Gulfstream's super-midsize G280 recently achieved its fourth speed record in Africa. (Photo: Gulfstream)

Gulfstream Aerospace’s G280 has racked up its 58th city-pair speed record on a recent flight in Africa. The super midsize jet flew 3,248 nm from Windhoek, Namibia, in the southern part of Africa, to Dakar, Senegal, on the west coast, in seven hours and 38 minutes at an average speed of Mach 0.80. The record was approved by the U.S. National Aeronautic Association and sent to the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale in Switzerland for recognition as a world record.

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