A Gulfstream G150 has scorched the sky over the Atlantic Ocean to set a new speed between Canada and Switzerland.
Gulfstream Aerospace’s G150 demonstration aircraft set the world speed record in May by flying between Gander, Newfoundland, Canada and Geneva, Switzerland, in a time of five hours and six minutes.
At an average cruise speed of Mach 0.80, the wide-cabin, high-speed business jet travelled the 2464 nautical miles (4563 km) between the two cities 37 minutes quicker than the previous record.
The National Aeronautic Association has confirmed the record and sent it to the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) in Switzerland for approval as a world record.
The aircraft, piloted by Captains David Steinfeldt and Nick Rose, was en route to the 2011 European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva and had four passengers on board.
While much of the focus on Gulfstream and the impressive speed capabilities of their designs has focused on their largest and fastest aircraft, the currently in development G650, it seems that speed is a virtue that covers their smaller biz jets as well.
The G150 has a range of 3000 nautical miles (5556 km) at its normal cruise speed of Mach 0.80.
The Gulfstream G150 cruises at Mach 0.80. (Gulfstream)
