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Gulfstream celebrates 50th anniversary of the first flight
Savannah, USA - The GI received the FAA certification on May 21st, 1959
Fifty years ago, Grumman Aerospace test pilots Carl Alber and Fred Rowley took the first Gulfstream aircraft – the Gulfstream I or GI – on its maiden flight. The GI, a twin-engine turboprop, was the first aircraft specifically designed for business travel. The GI, with Alber and Rowley at the controls and fellow Grumman pilot Bob Smyth following behind in an F8F Bearcat, flew over Bethpage, N.Y...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency