Aircraft
Gulfstream’s G300 Takes to the Sky
The super-midsize jet was first announced in September
Gulfstream G300 makes its first flight
Gulfstream’s G300 made its first flight this morning following more than 2,000 hours of ground testing. Powered by Honeywell HTF7250G engines, the twinjet flew for 2 hours 25 minutes. © Gulfstream Aerospace

Gulfstream Aerospace has reached a major milestone in the development of its G300 super-midsize jet, with the news that it has successfully completed its first flight. The twinjet—the successor to the company’s venerable G280—was first announced at a media event in September.

As with the previous, smaller-cabin-class entries to the airframer’s fleet, the G300 is manufactured in Israel by IAI under license for Gulfstream. It took off this morning from Ben Gurion International Airport at 8:05 a.m. local time, and flew for nearly 2.5 hours, reaching a speed of Mach 0.75 and an altitude of 30,000 feet. This came after more than 2,000 hours of ground tests. Two additional test aircraft are under construction. 

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