TAG Aviation Gulfstream Aerospace 550 VP-CGN departing London-Luton Airport LTN
TAG Aviation 2007 Gulfstream Aerospace G550 cn 5149 VP-CGN Long-Range Cruise Speed Mach MMO (Maximum Operating Mach Number) Mach Range at Long-Range Cruise Speed 6,750 nm / 12,501 km Typical Passenger Payload 8 passengers The Gulfstream G550 large-cabin, ultra-long-range business jet turned heads right from the start. Less than two weeks after it entered service, a G550 flew nonstop from Seoul, South Korea, to Orlando, Florida., covering the 7,301-nautical-mile (13,521 km) distance in hours and setting a city pair record. In fact, it would go on to establish 40 city-pair records in its first five years of service. This is a brawny aircraft with an international reach. Powered by enhanced Rolls-Royce BR710 turbofan engines, the G550 has a range of 6,750 nm (12,501 km) at Mach and a high-speed cruise capability of Mach With its long legs, the G550 easily links Washington, , with Dubai, London with Singapore and Tokyo with Paris. As you might expect, the G550 is equipped with the Gulfstream Plane View cockpit, the most advanced flight deck in business aviation. Based on the Honeywell Primus Epic architecture and display system, the PlaneView cockpit presents critical flight information on 14-inch (36 cm) liquid crystal displays arranged for easy interpretation. The PlaneView cockpit is brimming with Gulfstream's latest avionics achievements: the first fully synchronous triple Flight Management System (FMS), the Gulfstream Signature Cursor Control Device (CCD), which improves the way that pilots interact with the PlaneView avionics; then there's the latest in Head-Up Display technology integrated with the next-generation Gulfstream Enhanced Vision System (EVS) II™, which captures pictures of the environment and presents the pilot with a clear picture of runway markings, taxiways and surrounding terrain at night or in the worst weather conditions. Gulfstream was the first business jet manufacturer to certify an optional synthetic vision s
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Location: LTN London-Luton Airport, Luton, England UK
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