For the past few days, I've been chasing a pair of business jets built by Gulfstream Aerospace that are spending the weekend at Salem for a PR photo shoot. The two jets in question also happened to be the latest models in Gulfstream's two latest models of their line-up of large, long-range business jets, the G500 and G600 (both part of the GVII series)! Unveiled on October 14, 2014, the G500 first flew on May 18, 2015 and received type certification three years later on July 20, 2018 The first customer delivery took place on September 27, 2018. The longer G600 had its first flight on December 17, 2016, received type certification in June of this year; the first customer delivery took place earlier this month! The G500 has a range of 5,200 nautical miles and is designated to replace the G450. The larger G600 has a range of 6,500 nautical miles and is designated to succeed the G550. Both are powered by a pair of Pratt & Whitney Canada PW800 turbofan engines.
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| Gulfstream Aerospace GVII G600 (N600G) parked on the ramp after arriving from Savannah, Georgia, where the Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation is headquartered. |
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| Gulfstream Aerospace GVII G500 (N507GD) parked on the ramp after arriving back from a air-to-air photo shoot. |
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