The G280, which entered service in November 2012, can fly eight passengers 3,600 nm/6,667 km at Mach 0.80. Source and Photo Credit: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation (https://www.gulfstreamnews.com/en/news/?id=cb05279e-7a54-4fbd-b743-c10b6c216089)
“Operation Power Flite”: The First Nonstop Around-the-World Flight Completed by Three U.S. Air Force B-52 Bombers
The 52Bs launched from Castle AFB, California at 1:00 PM, and landed at March AFB, California. The flights were completed at an average speed of 534 miles per hour (859 kilometers per hour) and required multiple in-flight aerial refuelings to stay airborne. In-flight aerial refueling (AAR) transfers fuel between two aircraft mid-air, extending range and […]