G650 / G650ER Mission & Performance
The G650 & G650ER are clean-sheet business jets produced by Gulfstream Aerospace.
Representing two commercial designations of Gulfstream’s GVI type, the G650 was announced by the airframe #manufacturer on March 13, 2008, & made its first flight on Nov. 25, 2009.
Subsequently, the GVI type was certified by the FAA on Sept. 7, 2012, ahead of the G650’s entry into service in December 2012.
An enhanced version of the GVI, the G650ER, debuted on May 19, 2014, at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE 2023)
#Pilots operate both the G650 & G650ER by utilising Gulfstream's PlaneView II #flight deck, #avionics that are based on Honeywell’s Primus Epic integrated avionics system & which include “four large-format displays.”
Powering both GVI #commercial designations are a pair of Rolls-Royce (Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG) BR700-725A1-12 turbofan engines that have a rated #takeoff thrust of 16,900 lb.
Although those specifications are the same, the MTOW of the GVI-based #airframe’s differ, with the G650 limited to a 99,600-lb. MTOW & the G650ER increasing that limitation to 103,600 lb.
Similarly, the G650ER’s maximum fuel capacity of 48,200 lb. is greater than the G650’s 44,200-lb. capacity because the former features #wing tanks that can carry 4,000 lb. of additional fuel.
The operating #limitations of the GVI type include a maximum operating #Mach number (MMO) of 0.925 Mach & a maximum operating level of FL510.
Both airframes have been #certified for “steep approach #landing operations” by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) & EASA - European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
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2moIt's surprising how heavy this engine manufacturer is throughout the world. Royce, GE, cfm and the others are not like that.