endurance of a Global 6000?

[CALRepublic]

This QS Global 6000 did Singapore-Kona in 13 hrs 20 mns.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N141QS/history/20130324/0830Z/WSSS/PHKO

Did they have to pull it back in order to accomplish the mission & land with legal reserves or can a flight this long be done at normal LRC??

What's the range of those things?? I didn't know the Global 6000 had that kind of range, I thought it was more like 12 hrs max

 

[FLYLOW22]

They went Global.

 

[ultrarunner]

You dont out the word 'normal' in front do LRC

 

[chief9404]

I think the range is 6,000 NM. Get it....Global 6000

 

[greasy8driver]

Must have had a heck of a tail wind

 

[CALRepublic]

Must have had a heck of a tail wind

Probably

Still 13 hrs 20 mns in the air is not bad at all

 

[gutshotdraw]

G550 at our shop has done 14:30 ish. Repeatedly. Thankfully without my sore tuchus on board....

 

[CALRepublic]

Hopefully those Globals turn out to be as reliable as the 550s. Got a lot riding on that

Cheers

 

[G4dude]

G550 at our shop has done 14:30 ish. Repeatedly. Thankfully without my sore tuchus on board....

My personal record is 12:35. Ouch. I just learned a company flying G550s is running 14 hour trips to China with 2 pilots. I told the company owner he REALLY needs a third pilot at least, but he wasn't not interested. Shame on any chief pilot who runs his flight department like that.

 

[rajflyboy]

That's perfectly legal for a part 91 operation