Gulfstream announced on Tuesday it plans to add two all-new wide-cabin business jets to its line: the Gulfstream G500 and G600. The first copy of the G500 is already built, and taxied up to the company’s unveiling event in Savannah, Georgia. The company also displayed a 70-foot-long mockup of the G600. “The G500 and G600 build upon the technology present in our G650 and our latest aircraft, the G650ER,” said Larry Flynn, Gulfstream’s president. “The G500 and G600 continue the long Gulfstream tradition of being the first original equipment manufacturer to ensure an optimal combination of speed, range, wide-cabin comfort and fuel burn.”
The G500 will fly up to 5,000 nm at Mach 0.85, or 3,800 nm at Mach 0.90, the company said, and the G600 is capable of traveling 6,200 nm at Mach 0.85 or 4,800 nm at Mach 0.90. Both will have cabins 91 inches wide and 74 inches tall, with seating for up to 19, forward and aft lavatories, and a full-size galley. Both cockpits will be equipped with the Symmetry flight deck, featuring touchscreens and sidestick controls. The first flight of the G500 is scheduled for 2015, with FAA and EASA certification expected in 2017 and first deliveries in 2018. The G600 flight-test program is expected to begin 12 to 18 months after the G500’s, and entry-into-service is projected to be in 2019, the company said. The G500 will sell for $43.5 million and the G600 for $54.5 million.
