Dallas Airmotive displayed a Gulfstream II fitted with a mock-up of Stage III Technologies' Rolls-Royce Spey Stage 3 hushkit at the NBAA. Flight-testing of the ejector hushkit is to begin in June 1998, leading to certification late in 1998. Ground tests show that the hushkit will meet or exceed Stage 3 requirements, says Dallas Airmotive, which will install the units.
Source: Flight International
US firm Sierra Nevada (SNC) has been awarded a $170 million contract to deliver two Rapcon-X surveillance aircraft to the Finnish Border Guard.
Turkish business jet charter company Air Sapphire has been heavily fined by the US government for flying a Gulfstream GIV to Russia without authorisation.
The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered inspections of the Gulfstream G500 and G600 fleet in response to a “quality escape” involving improperly installed engine-mounting hardware.
