Haute Jet of the Week: Gulfstream G450

Haute Jet of the Week: Gulfstream G450

Adrienne Faurote
By Adrienne Faurote August 23, 2013

For this week’s edition of Haute Jet we’re taking a look at the Gulfstream G450®. A direct descendent of the storied GIV®-series aircraft (the best-selling business jet in the world), this jet has a large cabin and an ultra-long range.

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The G450 can reach a maximum operating speed of Mach 0.88 and carry a team of eight up to 4,350 nautical miles (8,056 km) at its normal cruise speed of Mach 0.80. With its intercontinental range, the G450 easily links Dallas with Paris.

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If you’re flying out from your chalet in the Alps, this is the perfect jet, as high altitudes do not faze this aircraft. A G450 can depart a high-altitude airport like the Centennial in Denver and still touch down just over seven hours later at Honolulu Airport on Oahu. (The G450 actually did do that, setting a new city-pair speed record.)

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When you’re buying a G450, you can choose from six Select Interior Configurations to personalize the cabin. The cabin accommodates up to 16 passengers, with berthing for 6.

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The G450’s PlaneView® cockpit is considered to be the most advanced flight deck in business aviation, with 14-inch (36 cm) liquid crystal display screens arranged in a landscape format and an Enhanced Vision System™ to present pilots with a clear picture of runway markings, taxiways and the surrounding landscape at night or in deteriorating weather conditions. Gulfstream also offers the Synthetic Vision – Primary Flight Display as an option to increase the level of safety.

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Photos courtesy Gulfstream.