When it comes to transportation flying, speedrnmight not be everything, but it's pretty darn close. So when Gulf-stream pilots recendy flew the compa- ny's under-development G650 flagship to Mach .995, it effectively flew the jet as fast as you can go widiout creating a sonic boom. It was the fastest reported speed of a bizjet.rnThe speed mark was achieved during flutter testing in a high-speed dive with 16 to 18 degrees of nose-down pitch, during which time flutter exciters were activated with no adverse effects noted. The flutter margins, the company said, were well within limits.
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