G700 Makes the Savannah to Tokyo Run in 13 Hours at Mach 0.89
As tradition dictates, Gulfstream readied itself to appear at another trade show with a fresh new speed record under its belt, this time taking a G700 from Savanna, Georgia to Tokyo, Japan at an average speed of Mach 0.89. The company's demonstrator made the sprint in 13 hours, also ticking off the G700's first trip to Japan. The record also put a cap on more than 2 million SAF-powered nautical miles flown by Gulfstream in its in-house flight programs. Gulfstream has continued to scoop up some records, as its G700 testbed added a city-pair record for Tokyo to Seoul, ROK; Seoul to Manila, Philippines; Manila to Singapore; and Bangkok to Amalty, Kazakhstan in the weeks leading up to