Tom Adams Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 If so, you need a Gulfstream 550. [] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TWO MORE CITY-PAIR RECORDS FOR THE G550: The G550 recently set two new more city-pair speed records -- Nagoya, Japan, to Savannah, and Geneva, Switzerland, to Minneapolis-St. Paul. On Feb. 11, the G550 took off with six passengers onboard from Nagoya Airport at 9:03 a.m. local time, flying 6,473 nautical miles eastbound, at an average cruise speed of 0.83 Mach and with an average tailwind of 38 knots. Because the aircraft crossed the international date line, it landed in Savannah at 7:23 a.m. EST the same day. The aircraft flew nonstop for 12 hours and 20 minutes, landing with 3,300 pounds of fuel remaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Isn't that the plane that the apple board of directors bought Steve Jobs for saving Apple? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Nancy Pelosi needs one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Yes. As long as I'm the pilot. I hate commercial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I flew from Nagoya to Detroit (then Detroit to Atlanta) on my trip back from the Philippines. It lasted about 11 1/2 hours. Far better than the trip over, which had upwards of 200 mph headwinds. It was a bit slower. You think those flights will never end. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me Loves Khorns Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 If I am going somewhere cool on vacation, I don't mind flying long distances. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 How's this for a long trip: Washington, DC to San Francisco Frisco to Tokyo Tokyo to Manila Manila to Jakarta Jakarta to Bankok Bankok to New Delhi New Delhi to New York New York to Rio Rio to Brasilia Brasilia to Buenos Aires BA to Washington, DC 15 days about 40,000 Wish I could do it again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Adams Posted March 9, 2007 Author Share Posted March 9, 2007 Nancy Pelosi needs one. That's what the Air Force gave her to fly from Washington to San Fransico recently. We call them Gulfstream G450's and G550's and the Air Force calls them C-35's and C-37's. The Army and the Navy has our aircraft too and I think maybe the Marines. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 Nancy Pelosi needs one. What Nancy needs, I can't say here. But it sure in hell ain't a private jet paid for with tax dollars, either CA's or the GOV's nickle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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