The G450 aircraft entered service in May 2005. In the week after entering service the aircraft established a new intercontinental city-pair speed record with a flight of 3,550nm from Chicago to London in seven hours and fifteen minutes at an average speed of Mach 0.85.

In November 2005 the G450 set another new city-pair speed record, flying 3,290nm from Washington DC, to Luton, England, in six hours and 12 minutes, at an average speed of Mach 0.85.

Performance

The aircraft can carry up to 19 passengers. Carrying eight passengers, the aircraft has a range of 8,055km - equivalent to non-stop from Madrid to Caracas or Dallas to Paris, even on a hot day. The aircraft can cruise at an altitude up to 13,715m (45,000ft), which is well above commercial airline traffic, and at speeds up to Mach 0.88 (935km/h). It can climb to 41,000ft in 23 minutes.

The aircraft has a maximum take-off weight of 33,520kg and landing weight of 29,935kg. The take-off and landing field lengths are 1,660m and 970m respectively.

The G350, G450, G500 and G550 business jets share the same pilot rating and many of the aircraft systems are also shared.