G650 on track for certification
Gulfstream expects certification in 2011 and deliveries to begin in 2012
Gulfstream G650 recently completed several milestones
en route to its anticipated type certification later this year by the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
As of 16 July, the four aircraft in the
flight-test program had accumulated more than 1,760 hours over more than 535
flights.
“We’re on track and moving steadily
toward certification later this year,” said Pres Henne, senior vice
president, Programs, Engineering and Test, Gulfstream. “We’ve accomplished
a great deal in the past two months. The aircraft continue to perform extremely
well.”
