Although Gulfstream executives aren’t talking, most everyone else in business aviation is buzzing about the anticipated debut of the company’s newest large-cabin design, rumored to replace the G450 and give Dassault’s Falcon 5X — unveiled last October — a run for its money.
“We know what we are going to do next, but we haven’t announced what we are going to do next,” Gulfstream president Larry Flynn, told Flightglobal during a recent media flight on a G550.
However, since Flightglobal, an international media company dedicated to the aviation and aerospace industry, first mentioned P42 four years ago, references to the project have continued to pop up on websites around the world.
For example, a flight control engineer for Parker Aerospace, which developed the G650’s “fly by wire” systems, recently listed the Gulfstream P42 project on a LinkedIn resume. Another employee with a different supplier also touted work on the “Gulfstream P42 (-1, -2, -3),” insinuating that the company could have as many as three different versions in development.
Speculation heated up earlier this month when, on July 4, UK-based Corporate Jet Investor posted a story with the headline “Gulfstream discounts G550 prices as it prepares for P42 launch.”
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