The Nov. 25 first flight of Gulfstream's G650 long-range, high-speed business jet from the Savannah, Ga., airport was cut short, the aircraft making a precautionary landing after just 12 min. in the air, after the pilots were alerted to "a slight vibration in a landing gear door," the company says. The aircraft reached an altitude of 6,000 ft. and airspeed of 170 kt. Gulfstream's largest business jet, the Mach 0.925,7,000 nm.-range G650 was rolled out at the end of September and is scheduled for certification in 2011 and service entry in 2012.
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