SP’s Aviation (SP’s): Can you indicate what all factors are kept in mind when you design and manufacture a jet?
Nicolas Robinson (Robinson): Safety is the highest priority at Gulfstream. After we have ensured the safety of our aircraft, processes, and manufacturing, we consider what our customers want most from their business jet, and that is speed, performance and cabin comfort.
SP’s: What are the key features of the technologies that are involved in your business jets?
Robinson: Gulfstream invests heavily in research and development to ensure we are bringing advanced safety technologies to our customers and the industry. The Symmetry Flight Deck on the G500 and G600 is the latest example. It features the first active control sidesticks in civil aviation, the most extensive use of touchscreen technology in a flight deck, the next generation of Gulfstream’s Enhanced Flight Vision System and a robust and highly redundant data concentration network, all of which reduce pilots’ workload and enhance safety.
SP’s: Recently G650ER has been interpreted as the fastest business jet. What all has enabled this factor?
Robinson: Speed is a differentiator for Gulfstream, and with a maximum operating speed of Mach 0.925, the G650ER can fly farther, faster than any other business jet in the industry. This is achieved through advanced aerodynamics designed by Gulfstream engineers and high-powered yet fuel-efficient engines. Gulfstream incorporated similar aerodynamics into the all-new G500 and G600, which share the maximum operating speed of Mach 0.925.
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