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Gulfstream G700 Begins Flight Testing
The new Gulfstream G700 achieved first flight on February 14, starting the flight-testing phase for the company's new five-living-area flagship.
The first flight-test Gulfstream G700 achieved first flight on Feb. 14, 2020. It took off from Gulfstream Aerospace’s headquarters at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport at 1:19 p.m. and landed back at the Georgia airport two hours and 32 minutes later, flying on a 30/70 blend of sustainable aviation fuel. (Photo: Gulfstream Aerospace)
The first flight-test Gulfstream G700 achieved first flight on Feb. 14, 2020. It took off from Gulfstream Aerospace’s headquarters at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport at 1:19 p.m. and landed back at the Georgia airport two hours and 32 minutes later, flying on a 30/70 blend of sustainable aviation fuel. (Photo: Gulfstream Aerospace)

The new Gulfstream G700 achieved first flight this afternoon, departing Gulfstream Aerospace’s headquarters at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport at 1:19 p.m. and landing back at the Georgia airport two hours and 32 minutes later. Piloted by Jake Howard and Eric Holmberg, with flight-test engineer Bill Osborne, the first flight-test G700—T1—operated on a 30/70 blend of sustainable aviation fuel.


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