Aircraft
Gulfstream G700 on Track as T4 Enters Test Fleet
The fourth flight-test Gulfstream G700 took to the air on October 2. To date, the four aircraft have logged 600 flight hours.
Gulfstream's G700 program is right on track with the addition of the fourth aircraft in the flight-test fleet on October 2. To date, the test fleet has logged 600 flight hours. Service entry is slated for 2022. (Photo: Gulfstream Aerospace)
Gulfstream's G700 program is right on track with the addition of the fourth aircraft in the flight-test fleet on October 2. To date, the test fleet has logged 600 flight hours. Service entry is slated for 2022. (Photo: Gulfstream Aerospace)

The fourth flight-test Gulfstream G700—registered as N705GD and dubbed T4 by the aircraft manufacturer—took to the air on Friday afternoon from the company’s base at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport in Savannah, Georgia. N705GD lifted off at 2:09 p.m. EDT and flew for 1 hour and 56 minutes, reaching an altitude of 41,000 feet and speed of Mach 0.89.