G150 Connects White Plains to Long Beach; Long Beach to Aspen; and Aspen to White Plains in Record Time

A Gulfstream G150 recently established three new city-pair records since the aircraft entered service on Aug.14, 2006. The first G150 city-pair record was set in May 2006 by a test aircraft flying from Tel Aviv to Geneva, Switzerland. There are currently 10 G150s in service.

The first of the three new city-pair records took place on Friday, January 19th. The G150 took off from Westchester County Airport in White Plains, NY, at 10:10a.m. local time. Scott Evans, Gulfstream chief pilot, advanced programs mid-size aircraft, and Wendi Sparks, Gulfstream international demonstration captain, flew the aircraft 2,542 nautical miles at an average airspeed of 0.78 Mach, landing 5 hours, and 53 minutes later at Long Beach Airport in Long Beach, Calif., at 1:03 p.m. local time. The aircraft flew into headwinds averaging 62 mph and at an average temperature of ISA +10, landing with 1,900 pounds of fuel remaining. The same five passengers onboard this flight were also onboard the next two record flights.

The following day on January 20th, Evans and Sparks set the second G150 record, flying from Long Beach to Aspen/Pitkin County Airport in Aspen Cob. During this leg, the G150 flew 685 nautical miles at an average airspeed of 0.81 Mach in one hour and 34 minutes.

The third G150 record was set later that same day. Again, piloted by Evans and Sparks, the G150 took off from Aspen at 12:47 p.m. local time and flew 1,584 nautical miles at an average airspeed of 0.80 Mach, landing at Westchester County Airport, 3 hours and 8 minutes later, at 5:55 p.m. local time.

Gulfstream has submitted applications to the National Aeronautic Association to confirm each of these three new city-pair records.

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