Gulfstream G-650

The G-650 holds two figures nothing else in this class can match: 7,000 nm of range and a 562 in cabin. Either alone would define an aircraft; together they describe the only jet in the fleet that asks a charterer to compromise on neither. London–Singapore is a sector this aircraft flies with range to spare, which is what turns a marginal routing into a comfortable one when winds are unhelpful or a diversion becomes prudent. The cabin is 43 in longer than the Globals and seats up to nineteen. At 531 kt it is quick as well, though speed is not the reason charterers specify it — the 650 is asked for when a routing has to work without a technical stop and a full party has to be comfortable while it does.

A cabin of that length divides properly rather than nominally: forward and aft zones that can hold a meeting and a rest area at the same time, with 195 cu ft of baggage over 20 bags behind them. Standing 75.2 in high and 102 in wide, it is a cabin that reads as a space rather than a fuselage. The 650 has left production, superseded within Gulfstream's own line, and in charter that translates to a mature, thoroughly supported fleet rather than a scarce one. It departs in 6,000 ft, which is unremarkable for the capability — this is not the aircraft to pick for a constrained airfield, and it does not pretend otherwise.

Range and cabin, without the trade