Aircraft
Gulfstream Adds Outfitted G400 to Flight-test Program
G300 program will be on heels of G400
Gulfstream G400
A Record Appearance. Gulfstream’s experimental G400 is making an appearance at Aircraft Connection this week at NBAA-BACE after setting a speed record en route to the show from Miami. The G400 is part of a busy flight-test program that recently expanded with the first fully outfitted copy. © Mariano Rosales/AIN

Gulfstream Aerospace has completed the first flight of a fully outfitted G400 test aircraft, bringing the program for the 4,200-nm twin jet closer to certification, the company announced on Monday at NBAA-BACE. At the same time, the company is prepping to add a second G300 to that flight-test program.

On Wednesday, the fully-outfitted G400 completed its first flight from Dallas Love Field (KDAL), stayting aloft for 2 hours 46 minutes and reaching an altitude of 48,000 feet. Configured with an 11-passenger layout in two-and-a-half cabin zones, the aircraft will evaluate cabin systems at altitude, as well as functionality and in-flight comfort. 

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