On April 8, Gulfstream Aerospace announced the Gulfstream G650ER beat a recently set speed record and achieved the farthest business jet flight in history.
Flying from Singapore to Tucson, Arizona, a distance of 8,379 nautical miles (15,518km) at an average speed of Mach 0.85 (1,007km/h), the jet’s performance beat the previous record by 44 minutes and more than 225 nautical miles (417km).
The G650ER departed Singapore’s Changi Airport at 16:53hrs local time on March 29, crossed the Pacific and arrived in to Tucson at 17:16hrs local time the same day, with fuel in excess of National Business Aviation Association instrument flight rules reserves. The flight took 15 hours and 23 minutes.
President, Gulfstream Aerospace, Mark Burns said: “Worldwide, you just can’t go farther faster, and this record proves it. With 350 aircraft in service, the G650 and G650ER show day in and day out that they are class-creating and class leading aircraft. Simply put, all others follow.”
The G650ER has earned 90 speed records. In 2015, a G650ER flew 8,010 nautical miles (14,835km) from Singapore to Las Vegas in 14 hours and 32 minutes, and in 2019 a G650ER flew 7,475 nautical miles (13,843km) from Singapore to San Francisco in 13 hours and 37 minutes.
According to Gulfstream, the G650ER offers passengers both style and comfort with the signature Gulfstream Cabin Experience, featuring 100% fresh air, the lowest cabin altitude, the quietest cabin sound levels, 16 of the industry’s largest windows, a high-definition entertainment system, high-speed connectivity and a gourmet kitchen that can be located forward or aft, per customer preference.
The Singapore-Tucson city pair record is pending approval by the National Aeronautic Association. Speed for all records is determined by great circle distance, which for the Singapore- Tucson route is 7,990 nautical miles (14,797km).
