Gulfstream G650 Breaks Round-the-world Speed Record

Gulfstream Aerospace said today at NBAA 2013 that its G650 broke the westbound, around-the-world record for a non-supersonic aircraft, making the trip in 41 hours 7 minutes. This bested the previous record by about four hours. With just three fuel stops, the G650 averaged 568.5 miles per hour over the 20,310-nm trip in early July. Tom Horne, Gulfstream senior experimental test pilot, served as pilot-in-command for the record flight; he was accompanied by Gulfstream pilots Bud Ball, John McGrath, Ross Oetje and Eric Parker.