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GULFSTREAM G550 SETS NEW CITY-PAIR SPEED RECORD BETWEEN TOLUCA, MEXICO, AND STUTTGART, GERMANY
Ultra-Long-Range Business Jet Takes Off From High-Elevation Airport
SAVANNAH, Ga., Jan. 31, 2007 – A Gulfstream G550 recently set a new city-pair speed record, flying 5,381 nautical miles in 10 hours and 11 minutes between Toluca , Mexico , and Stuttgart , Germany.
On the evening of Jan. 20, the ultra-long-range business jet took off from Toluca Airport, which is 8,458 feet above sea level. Piloted by Paulo Jancitsky, Gulfstream senior international captain, and Tony Briotta, Gulfstream international captain, the G550 flew 5,381 nautical miles at an average cruise speed of 0.85 Mach, landing the following day at Stuttgart Airport with 5,700 pounds of fuel remaining. In addition to the pilots and Suzie Gunn, the flight attendant, five passengers were onboard.
Gulfstream has submitted an application to the National Aeronautic Association to confirm this new city-pair record.
NOTE TO EDITORS
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), designs, develops, manufactures, markets, services and supports the world’s most technologically advanced business-jet aircraft. Gulfstream has produced some 1,600 aircraft for customers around the world since 1958. To meet the diverse transportation needs of the future, Gulfstream offers a comprehensive fleet of aircraft, comprising the wide-cabin, high-speed Gulfstream G150 ®; the large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G200 ®; the large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G350 ®; the large-cabin, long-range G450 ®; the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G500 ® and the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G550 ®. Gulfstream also offers aircraft ownership services via Gulfstream Financial Services Division and Gulfstream Pre-Owned Aircraft Sales ®. The company employs more than 7,900 people at seven major locations. We invite you to visit our Web site for more information and photos of Gulfstream aircraft at www.gulfstream.com.
General Dynamics , headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 81,000 people worldwide and had 2006 revenues of $24.1 billion. The company is a market leader in mission-critical information systems and technologies; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and business aviation. More information about the company is available online at www.generaldynamics.com.
