Aircraft
Gulfstream Now Has Trio of Test G700s in Flight Testing
Gulfstream Aerospace now has three of its planned five flight-test G700s online after another test aircraft made its first flight on Friday.
N703GA, the third flight-test Gulfstream G700, achieved first flight on May 8 from the company’s headquarters at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. It reached 45,000 feet and Mach 0.85 during the roughly three-hour flight. (Photo: Gulfstream Aerospace)
N703GA, the third flight-test Gulfstream G700, achieved first flight on May 8 from the company’s headquarters at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. It reached 45,000 feet and Mach 0.85 during the roughly three-hour flight. (Photo: Gulfstream Aerospace)

Gulfstream Aerospace now has three of its planned five flight-test G700s online, the aircraft manufacturer announced late Friday evening. The third test aircraft—registered as N703GA and dubbed T3 by Gulfstream—made a 3-hour, 2-minute first flight midday Friday from the company’s headquarters at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. T3 reached 45,000 feet and Mach 0.85 during the flight.