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Aviation News Item: 06759
26th Mar 2010
Second G250 Enters Flight-test Programme
Source: fly-corporate.com
 Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.'s second large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G250 completed its first flight. The super mid-size business jet was designed and built in collaboration with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Flown by IAI chief test pilot Ronen Shapira, the test article - called serial number (S/N) 2002 - departed from Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv at 2:45 p.m. local time March 24. The aircraft flew for 1 hour and 57 minutes, reaching an altitude of 20,000 feet (6,096 m) and a speed of 195 knots.
The first test article - S/N 2001 - has amassed more than 70 flight hours since its first flight in December, and has already reached its maximum certified speed and altitude - Mach 0.85 and 45,000 feet (13,720 m).
The G250 flight-test and certification plan involves three aircraft and an estimated 1,300 hours of testing. Each aircraft is used for a specific series of tests, with S/N 2001 focused on in-flight performance and handling, S/N 2002 on avionics and S/N 2003 on systems functionality and reliability. Evaluation of the airframe structure and new PlaneView 250 avionics package is under way, with testing of the fatigue article to begin later this year.
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