Gulfstream Reveals Customer-inspired G600 Cabin Mockup

Gulfstream revealed a new interior mockup for its large-cabin, long-range G600 here at NBAA 2015 that takes more than 200 customer suggestions into account from the initial mockup displayed at last year’s show. Tray Crow, Gulfstream director of interior design, gave AIN a preview of the new mockup and pointed out the most significant changes.

“The biggest thing we’ve done is change the overhead passenger service unit section. You’ll notice that it is concave now and much more simplified. Instead of having a lot of breaks it is much more monolithic, so it’s cleaner and we've pushed it as far outboard as possible,” he said. “One of the key features is that we like to hide controls and reveal them as you sit down. That still exists, but we’ve also included manual gaspers and tactile switches that give you manual feedback when you touch them. Those are located both at the ledge and at the passenger service unit.

“We’ve worked on lighting for the cabin as well. We’ve warmed it up to give it a richer environment. That gives the cabin a more elegant feel,” Crow said.

The seating is also new–not just the stitch styling, but the seat structure. The new structure wasn’t ready in time for the mockup, but is coming soon, Crow said. The seat arms have been reshaped to be more ergonomic and feel more comfortable to the occupant’s hand. In addition, there is personal storage in the sidewall next to the seat and in-seat.

In the galley, the tower refrigerator is gone, moved below the counter to free up more counter space. The tower refrigerator is still an option for those who want it. The deeper cabin means more outboard storage in the galley overall and “we really tried to take advantage of that,” Crow said.

The galley and lavatory floors features very thin layers of matte-toned flat granite. LED accent lighting runs between the cabinet bases and the floor. The beverage units are interchangeable; coffee pots can quickly be swapped out or doubled up if desired. The galley also features cabin windows on both sides providing ample natural light.

The center cabin features a 32-inch flip up monitor and dual wine chillers on opposite ends of a multipurpose credenza, which is opposite a conference grouping. The wider cabin ledge is large enough for personal monitors, a tablet holder or fixed touchscreens for customers who do not want to run cabin systems from their personal devices. Controls are concealed by spring-loaded, dampened doors. “We really worked on that dampened motion, it makes a big difference on the perceived quality of the interior,” Crow noted.

Each passenger position has two different sized cupholders, a three and a 3.5-inch diameter to accommodate virtually any size bottle, mug or cocktail glass.

The mirror above the sink in the lav has been raised and the lav now features two hanging closets, in addition to the hanging space already available in the baggage compartment that can be accessed through the lavatory in flight.