A first look at the highly anticipated and ultra-spacious jet.
An executive club-four area of fully berthable single seats follows the galley; then comes an entertainment zone with a three-place divan opposite a credenza that houses a 40-inch 4K monitor with immersive 3D sound from transducers built into the cabin sidewall panels. Aircraft connectivity is courtesy of the standard Jet ConneX Ka-band Wi-Fi. As on all modern bizjets, cabin management and entertainment can be controlled wirelessly from linked personal smart devices or passenger touchscreens. Behind the entertainment lounge, a six-seat grouping for conferences or dining features a wireless smartphone charger built into the table.
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Gulfstream Aerospace’s flagship Gulfstream G700 flight test program has surpassed 1,000 flight hours and is completing numerous testing milestones, the company reports.
A year after its first flight on Feb. 14, 2020, the G700 ultra long-range jet has successfully completed several critical phases of flight testing, including envelope expansion, flutter, aerodynamic stalls, flying qualities, flight control systems and air data testing. The fleet has also conducted winglet and wing-ice shape stall testing, loads testing and initial cold weather testing at the McKinley Climatic Laboratory at Eglin AFB, Florida.
Test aircraft have performed avionics testing in Chicago and Van Nuys, San Jose and Oakland, California. The flight test program includes five flying test aircraft. It will also include a fully completed production test aircraft to evaluate the elements of the aircraft’s interior.