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GULFSTREAM G700! N702GD departs Farnborough. Will this be Elon Musk's new plane? 8 May 2023

Written By Farnborough Aviation on Monday, May 08, 2023 | 01:11 PM

 
According to the online journal "business insider.com" (November 2nd, 2022), Billionaire Elon Musk has placed an order for this particular Gulfstream G700. The report did not state if or when Musk has yet purchased the jet. The G700 is the "stretched" version of the G650, and aims to rival the Bombardier 7500 in size. It measures 109 feet and 10 inches in length, and 25 feet and five inches in height, according to Gulfstream. The G700 has a range of 7,500 nautical miles, which means the jet can fly from Singapore to San Francisco non-stop. The G700 has a cruising speed of Mach 0.925 — just under the speed of sound — per the same Gulfstream spec sheet above. Whoever owns this aircraft - I think we can all agree it looks stunning! Enjoy this film of N702GD receiving clearance to taxi and takeoff on a Runway 24 Departure from Farnborough to Edinburgh on 8th May 2023. Cheers! Steve.