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  1. Jet News

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    Gulfstream has done some minor tweaking to their website with the menu now appearing on the left side of the screen.
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    Milestone met! We just delivered the 300th outfitted G450 to a customer.
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    Gulfstream Community Volunteer Program helped clean Tybee beach. Thanks for giving back!
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    Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced changes within Product Support that enhance the customer experience and position the organization for future growth. Among the changes is the creation of a new position, vice president of Quality, which oversees quality in all phases of Product Support at Gulfstream’s 11 worldwide service centers and leads continuous improvement initiatives.

    Gulfstream veteran Charles Celli was appointed to the role. “Gulfstream has always had a focus on continuous improvement,” said Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream Product Support. “These organizational changes ensure our customers continue to get the first-rate service experience they’ve come to expect from Gulfstream.”
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    G280 sets two city-pair records en route to ABACE14.
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    Gulfstream hands over new G550 to Mandarin Air and preparing to delivery new G280 to them next month.
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    Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. recently named Tony Swift its first field service representative (FSR) in Africa. Swift, who is based in South Africa, reports to Ken Maxwell, senior manager, International Field Service Operations, Gulfstream.

    Swift acts as the liaison between the company and Gulfstream operators based in or traveling through Africa. His responsibilities include providing technical guidance on methods and procedures pertaining to scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, facilitating full resolution of any technical issue that arises, and serving as a technical advisor to operators.
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    The G650 gets its wings wet in Lagos.
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    Nine years ago today, the G150 flew for the first time.
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    Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. recently named Skyservice as its first company-authorized warranty facility in Canada. The agreement means Skyservice is authorized by Gulfstream to provide maintenance services and repairs.
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    Gulfstream introduces the new G650ER

    Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. presented new G650ER, an ultra-long-range aircraft that can travel 7.500 nm /13.890 km at Mach 0,85 and 6.400 nm /11.853 km at Mach 0,90. This represents an increase of up to 500 nm /926 km over the range of the G650, which entered service in 2012.

    Gulfstream Aerospace claims it’s the only business aircraft in the world capable of traveling 7.500 nm. This opens up significant nonstop city pairs, including New York to Hong Kong, Dallas to Dubai and San Francisco to Delhi. G650ER owners in Dubai will be able to reach most of the contiguous United States. From Hong Kong, operators can connect with the Eastern Seaboard of the United States. Thanks to the G650ER, the world just got a little smaller.

    A Gulfstream G650ER set two speed records during flight testing earlier this year. The aircraft flew 6.947 nm /12.866 km from Los Angeles International Airport to Tullamarine Airport in Melbourne, Australia, at an average speed of Mach 0,86. It landed with fuel well in excess of the National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) instrument flight rules (IFR) reserves. The flight, into head winds as high as 13 knots, took 14 hours and 58 minutes.

    After positioning to Hong Kong, the G650ER flew 7.494 nm /13.879 km to Teterboro, N.J., accomplishing the 14 hour and 7 minute journey at an average speed of Mach 0,865 and again landing with fuel in excess of NBAA IFR reserves. The two records are pending approval by the National Aeronautic Association and, once approved, will be forwarded to the Fédération Aéronautique International for confirmation as world records.

    The capabilities of the G650ER are due in part to its twin Rolls-Royce BR725 engines (16.900 lb.s.t. / 75,2 kN), the latest and most advanced member of the BR700 engine series. The BR725 incorporates technology from the market-leading Trent widebody engine family, but also new technologies derived from ongoing Rolls-Royce 'Vision' technology acquisition programs and was designed with excellent fuel efficiency and ample thrust margins that support the G650ER’s enhanced performance.

    The G650ER will share the same cabin, avionics and systems as the G650 and is undergoing Federal Aviation Administration certification. Current G650 owners and order-holders will be able to upgrade their original G650 to a G650ER beginning in the first quarter of 2015.

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    Gulfstream G650 – possible E-8 JSTARS replacement

    It is well known, for a while now, that the U.S. Air Force has been looking at various ways to upgrade or replace its fleet of E-8 JSTARS radar planes whose powerful radars scan the ground looking for everything from enemy vehicles to individual insurgents.

    The E-8C (top picure) is a modified Boeing 707-320 airframe packed with advanced command, control and battle management systems - enabling it to perform the JSTARS (Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System) mission. The most prominent external feature is the 40 ft (12,2 m) canoe-shaped radome under the forward fuselage that houses the 24 ft (7,3 m) side-looking APY-7 phased array antenna. The aircraft is powered by four Pratt & Whitney TF33-PW-102C (military designation of the JT3D engine and derived from the J57 turbojet) low-bypass turbofan engines, each delivering 19.200 lb.s.t. / 85,4 kN.

    The E-8C can respond quickly and effectively to support worldwide military contingency operations. It is a jam-resistant system capable of operating while experiencing heavy electronic countermeasures. The E-8C can fly a mission profile for 9 hours without refueling. Its range and on-station time can be substantially increased through in-flight refueling.

    The E-8C has a total crew of 22, including 4 man flight crew plus a mission crew of 18 (15 Air Force and 3 Army specialists). Since 2001, the E-8C has flown over 70.000 hours in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, New Dawn, and Odyssey Dawn in Libya.

    Production of the E-8C commenced in 1992. Northrop Grumman is the prime contractor on the program and has delivered a total of 19 aircraft of which one was retired in 2012. Of the remaining 18 aircraft, 16 are based with the 461st Air Control Wing (USAF Active Duty) and the 116th Air Control Wing (Georgia Air National Guard) at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. One E-8C (TE-8A) is used as for flight training in support of 116th ACW pilots, while another (YE-8B), based in Melbourne, Florida, is used as test bed aircraft to support advanced technology development, testing and program upgrades.

    In late 2005, Northrop Grumman was awarded a contract for upgrading engines and other systems. Pratt & Whitney, in a joint venture with Seven Q Seven (SQS) would produce and deliver JT8D-219 (21.700 lb.s.t. / 96,5 kN ) engines for the E-8s. Their greater efficiency will allow the Joint STARS to spend more time on station, take off from a wider range of runways, climb faster, fly higher all with a much reduced cost per flying hour. Only one E-8C test aircraft was fitted with JT8D engines (2nd picture) but no other aircraft were re-engined.

    In December 2008, an E-8C test aircraft took its first flight with the new engines. In 2009, the company began engine replacement and additional upgrade efforts. However, the re-engining funding was temporarily halted in 2009 as the Air Force began to consider other options for performing the JSTARS mission.

    In May 2012, the Air Force decided it would not proceed with the re-engining program.

    On November 7, 2013, the Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $178 million contract to sustain the E-8C in a deal that continues the Total System Support Reliability program - first awarded to Northrop Grumman in 2000.

    On April 8, 2014, the Air Force held an industry day for companies interested in competing for JSTARS Recap program and attendees included Boeing, Bombardier Aerospace and Gulfstream Aerospace. Air Force procurement documents call for a replacement for the Boeing 707-based E-8C as a "business jet class" airframe that is "significantly smaller and more efficient."

    Current pre-decisional requirements are for an aircraft with a 10-13 person crew with a 3,96 - 6,1 m / 13.0 - 20.0 ft (that compares with the 7.3 m-long APY-7 radar and 18-member crew on the E-8C) radar array. Though smaller than the crew and radar size of the E-8C, it could be challenging to meet those demands in a typical business jet and could require a relatively large platform. The staffing and sensor requirements are comparable to the cancelled Northrop Grumman E-10 MC2A, which was originally planned as the E-8's replacement. The Air Force plans to award a contract at the end of FY 2016, a relatively quick pace partly to avoid budget redistributions to other programs. Replacing the E-8C avoids nearly $11 billion in operations and sustainment costs needed to keep the fleet relevant and airworthy. On 22 May 2014 the Senate Armed Services Committee announced that they would allow the Air Force to retire all E-8C Joint STARS aircraft.

    Gulfstream confirmed in late May 2014 that they would offer their Gulfstream G650 (powered by twin BMW / Rolls-Royce BR725A1-12 turbofans, 16,900 lb.s.t. / 75.20 kN ,each) for the Air Force's JSTARS replacement. Their bidding strategy is to team with a defense contractor to serve as the integrator. Although shorter and narrower than the 737, the G650 is still large enough to accommodate the air force's required stuff. Gulfstream has supplied several versions of the G550 to US and foreign militaries, but the JSTARS replacement is the first known attempt by Gulfstream to offer a militarised variant of the G650, which entered service about 18 months ago. The 30m (110ft) long G650 can be adapted to meet the USAF's still-emerging requirements for an aircraft to replace the Northrop Grumman E-8C JSTARS fleet.

    Boeing is expected to offer a ground surveillance version of the next-generation Boeing 737, which is already in military service with the U.S. Navy as the P-8A Poseidon (modified from the 737-800ERX) for maritime surveillance, but is also deployed in the Indian navy. Poseidon (3rd picture) is powered by 2 × CFM56-7B27 turbofans, 27.300 lb.s.t. / 121,5 kN, each. It has 5 internal and 6 external stations for AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER, AGM-84 Harpoon, Mark 54 torpedo, missiles, mines, torpedoes, bombs, and a High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon system.

    Bombardier Aerospace certainly has experience in building such a planes and perfect example is U.K.´s Sentinel R1, ground surveillance plane based on the Bombardier Global Express business jet, adapted by Raytheon and powered by two BMW / Rolls-Royce BR710A2-20 engines, each developing 14,750 lb.s.t. / 65,6 kN. Five of those planes were built (bottom picture).

    Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Block 40 Global Hawk was also considered for the service, but it seems very unlikely it could be an E-8 replacement solution…

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    Thanks for the post!
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    Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced on the eve of the 2014 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition that its European fleet continues to grow and now comprises 206 aircraft.

    “Traditionally, Europe has been a strong business jet market for Gulfstream,” said Larry Flynn, president, Gulfstream. “Our fleet has nearly doubled here in the last five years. Most of that growth has been large-cabin aircraft, but we’ve also seen significant mid-cabin growth since 2008.
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    G650ER Rolls-Royce powerplant

    Ron, I am so glad if You found it interesting.
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    At the EBACE airshow, in Geneva, Switzerland, it was announced that Rolls-Royce BR725 A1-12 (each 16.900 lb.s.t. / 75,2 kN) engines will power Gulfstream's new ultra-long-range business jet - the G650ER.

    The aircraft, which will enter service in 2015, offers a unique range of 7.500 nm / 13.890 km, at Mach 0,85 and 6.400 nm / 11.853 km, at Mach 0,90.

    The BR725 incorporates technology from the market-leading Trent widebody engine family and was designed with excellent fuel efficiency and ample thrust margins that support the G650ER's enhanced performance.

    The G650ER will share the same cabin, avionics and systems as the G650 and is undergoing Federal Aviation Administration certification. Current G650 owners and order-holders will be able to upgrade their original G650 to a G650ER beginning in the first quarter of 2015.

    In recent years, Rolls-Royce has powered five high-performance Gulfstream business jets into service:

    - 2003- the ultra-long-range G550 (2 x Rolls-Royce BR710 C4-11, each 15.385 lb.s.t. / 68,40 kN)

    - 2004 - G500 (2 x Rolls-Royce BR710 C4-11, each 15.385 lb.s.t. / 68,40 kN)

    - 2005 - the large-cabin, midrange G350 (2 x Rolls-Royce Tay Mk 611-8C, each 13.850 lb.s.t. / 61,6 kN)

    - 2005 - long-range G450 (2 x Rolls-Royce Tay Mk 611-8C, each 13.850 lb.s.t. / 61,6 kN)

    - 2012 - ultra-long-range G650 (2 x Rolls-Royce BR725 A1-12, each 16.900 lb.s.t. / 75,2 kN)

    More than 200 BR725 engines have already been built at Rolls-Royce's Dahlewitz site in Germany. The engine is part of the Rolls-Royce BR700 engine family that has accumulated more than 16 million flying hours to date and also comprises the BR710 and BR715. BR725 is built on the design of the highly successful BR710 and incorporates the latest Rolls-Royce technology.

    The BR725 (stages: Fan, 10 HPC, 2 HPT, 3 LPT) offers increased thrust, reduced fuelburn, lower emissions and noise levels and reduced maintenance requirements. With its outstanding performance levels it sets new standards for the ultra-long-range business jet market. The new 50-inch diameter swept fan is based on world-class Rolls-Royce Trent fan design. The ten-stage compressor incorporates the latest aerodynamic improvements and five stages of blisks for improved performance and optimised weight. Based on the proven BR715 design, the combustor provides significantly lower emissions. The two-stage shrouded high-pressure turbine uses advanced aerodynamic design and the latest materials for high efficiency, enhanced performance retention and long life. The three-stage low-pressure turbine and exhaust mixer provide increased performance at lower noise levels. An all composite nacelle and a new thrust reverser allow for higher flow and increased reverse thrust.

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    Gulfstream IV crash KBED

    A plane, during taking off from Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, crashed on Saturday evening, the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed.

    According to the FAA, the Gulfstream IV, reg. N121JM, aircraft apparently ran off Runway 11 at Hanscom Field in Bedford at 9:40 p.m. According to officials, the aircraft was departing and it apparently caught fire.

    It went up in a big fireball. People are smelling it in South Boston, and KBED is well-Northeast of Boston. Nearby residents recounted seeing a fireball and feeling the blast of the explosion shake their homes.

    The aircraft was to depart for Atlantic City International Airport in New Jersey. It arrived at Hanscom earlier Saturday.

    The FAA said it did not know the number of people on board, but CNN is now confirming that all 7 people onboard have died. The FAA and FBI were on the scene early Sunday morning, and the NTSB was en route. Massachusetts State Police F-troop responded, but the FAA is heading the investigation. Sharon Williams, the airport director, said early Sunday morning that families of the victims were being notified.

    The American Red Cross of Massachusetts was on the scene to provide food and drinks to emergency responders.

    Hanscom Field is about 20 miles northwest of Boston. It was used by the Army Air Corps and military operations dominated until it became both a military and civilian facility in the 1950s. Massport currently manages it as a regional airport serving mostly corporate aviation, private pilots, commuter air services, and some light cargo.
    Hanscom Air Force Base will remain closed for an unknown amount of time.

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    Gulfstream’s biggest customer relations event, the biennial Operators and Suppliers Conference, is scheduled for June 9-12, 2014, at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center.
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    Gulfstream announced it will relocate its maintenance operations at Bertram Luiz Leupolz Airport in Sorocaba, Brazil, to a more centrally located, larger and more modern hangar at the same airport.
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    Cockpit voice and flight data recorder information recovered in the wreckage of a deadly Gulfstream IV crash at Hanscom Field outside Boston on May 31 reveals the crew experienced some type of control problem at very high speed late in the takeoff roll. All seemed normal to the GIV pilots as they advanced the power levers on KBED’s Runway 11 for the 9:40 p.m. departure, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. One of the crew members can be heard calling out “V1” followed a moment later by “rotate.” An instant later the pilots can be heard on the CVR discussing control difficulty. The FDR shows that the thrust reversers and brakes were then applied in an effort to abort the takeoff.

    By this point, 49 seconds after the takeoff roll began, the Gulfstream reached a maximum speed of 165 knots with insufficient runway remaining to safely stop. The jet ended up crashing into a gully 1,800 feet off the end of the 7,011-foot runway and bursting into flames, killing all seven on board including the two pilots, a flight attendant and four passengers. One of them was Larry Katz, 72, the owner of The Philadelphia Enquirer. (Flying)
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    Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. recently announced it has expanded its worldwide service and support network by opening a parts and materials distribution center near Los Angeles. The 5,000-square-foot/464.5-square-meter facility at Van Nuys Airport primarily serves Gulfstream customers in the western U.S. and Canada, shortening delivery times and minimizing shipping costs. The Van Nuys facility is expected to have approximately $15 million in parts and materials by the end of 2014. Gulfstream maintains a worldwide spares inventory of more than $1.4 billion. An on-site sales representative is available to arrange for local pickup and delivery of parts.

    “This is another milestone in our growth,” said Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream Product Support. “As we expand, we need to continue to provide our customers with the parts they need as quickly as possible. We chose Van Nuys because of its proximity to one of the largest bases of Gulfstream operators in the world. In the Los Angeles area alone, we have more than 100 operators; in California, we have more than 200. Over the next three years or so, we’ll increase our inventory and support in Van Nuys.” Gulfstream also has parts and materials at its nearby aircraft service centers in Long Beach, California, and Las Vegas, and at its component service center in Lincoln, California.