Chapter 1110: The Rich's New Toy
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A mini-crew of two pilots in sky-blue flight uniforms and a flight attendant stand in a row in front of the hatch of the Gulfstream G550 to welcome guests on board.
"Hello everyone! I'm Captain Brady. The white captain with the four-bar epaulette smiled and bowed slightly, "This is my partner Ron, this is flight attendant Erica, welcome to the 'Bay', please get on the plane!" ”
Albert also made an inviting gesture with a smile on his face.
Fang Yang smiled and nodded in thanks, and then stepped onto the gangway with Yang Liuyi in his arms, followed by Jason, Albert and others. Finally, there were three crew members, and as soon as they got on the plane, flight attendant Erica pulled the gangway up and closed the hatch. The two pilots nodded to everyone and went straight into the cockpit to start preparing for the flight.
Albert cleared his throat and said:
"Mr. Fang, Miss Yang, please allow me to introduce to you the internal situation of the Gulfstream G550......"
"Excuse me, Mr. Albert, to interrupt you." Fang Yang said, "If it doesn't affect the work of the two pilots, I want to visit the cockpit first, is it okay?" ”
Albert was slightly stunned, and immediately said:
"Absolutely! This way, please! ”
Generally speaking, most guests are more interested in the cabin than in the intricate cockpit, which is where they will often stay in the future.
However, since Fang Yang has a request, Albert naturally has to try his best to meet it, and besides, they have not yet started flying, and they do not have strict regulations like those commercial airlines, and it is a completely reasonable request for guests to visit the cockpit.
Therefore, Albert was only slightly stunned, and after he reacted, he immediately agreed. And he also personally led the way in front, and walked towards the cockpit with Fang Yang and Yang Liuyi.
As for Jason and Wilson, they were purely escorts today, so naturally they wouldn't go to the cockpit with limited space to join in the fun, so they each found a seat and sat down.
Albert knocked lightly on the cockpit door, and immediately there was a click, and the hatch unlocked. Pushing open the door and walking in, Albert smiled and said:
"Mr. Fang, Miss Yang, please inside!"
The two pilots were already in their places and were making preparations before the flight, and when they saw Fang Yang and Yang Liuyi coming in, they didn't get up, but just smiled at the two.
Fang Yang also nodded to them. Albert enthused:
"Two, now you're looking at the cockpit of our G550. We're equipped with the most advanced PlaneView cockpit, which is one of the best in its class, and we also have a highly compatible Augmented Vision System, which projects real-time visual information through guò to greatly enhance the pilot's situational awareness. Even on foggy days and even the darkest nights, pilots can still clearly see the planes, vehicles, etc. on the mountains, runways and even taxiways with the help of this system, which greatly improves the safety performance of the aircraft......"
Albert is a sales expert, and even in the face of a cockpit with a fairly high precision range, he can still introduce the company's biggest buying points one by one.
After listening to this, Fang Yang also nodded frequently, he is also half an expert in this regard, this G550's cockpit is indeed very advanced, the LCD screen and dazzling buttons, instruments, in Fang Yang's eyes like a work of art, he felt very satisfied after reading it.
A few people returned to the cabin, and since it was about to take off, Albert asked everyone to find a seat first.
The G550's cabin is designed to accommodate up to 18 people, which is also designed to accommodate the needs of different guests, leaving enough seating. Of course, the increase in crew must have sacrificed a certain level of comfort, and Rao is still much more comfortable than the first class cabin of an ordinary civil airliner.
With a warm smile on her face, flight attendant Erica reminded guests to fasten their seat belts.
Fang Yang and Yang Liuyi sat side by side on the spacious and soft luxury leather seats, they had just fastened their seat belts, and Albert, who was sitting opposite them, introduced in a timely manner:
"Mr. Fang, Miss Yang, we use PelleFrau aviation leather for all our interiors, including the luxury first-class seats you are using, which are also made of this natural full-grain leather, handcrafted down to every detail."
Fang Yang smiled and nodded, and asked casually:
"Mr. Albert, we should have a relatively large choice of interior options, right?"
The interior of this G550 can only be considered mediocre, with a near-white color tone, which is not very flattering, but at least it is not offensive, it just feels unremarkable.
However, this is also very normal, after all, this aircraft is facing many customers in the Gulfstream, and it is difficult to adjust the situation can only choose a similar and more modest style.
This is the same as the model house in the real estate.
"Absolutely, our company offers a wide range of solutions." Albert smiled and said, "In total, there are 12 layout options, and if you look at the details of the interior, the combination is even more varied, and there are as many as 96 colors of seat leather alone, you can choose as many as you want." Of course, the price of different materials is completely different, and some precious materials can greatly increase the price of the entire aircraft. ”
"Understood, it looks like we need to make a good choice!" Fang Yang said with a smile.
At this time, the calm voice of Captain Brady came from the cabin radio:
"Distinguished guests, our plane is about to take off, please stay in your seat and fasten your seat belt, please do not unbuckle your seat belt before the indicator light is turned off, and do not walk around in the cabin at will, thank you for your cooperation!"
Then, everyone felt the fuselage tremble slightly, and then under the action of the tractor, the Gulfstream G550 was slowly pushed out of the parking position.
After reaching the head of the runway, the plane barely stopped and immediately began to accelerate along the runway.
v1、v2……
With a slight lift of the nose, the twin-engine business jet soared lightly off the runway of Perth International Airport, and the take-off was clean and clean.
Fang Yang couldn't help but give a thumbs up in his heart.
Of course, Fang Yang also knew that this kind of flight was about the face of the Gulfstream Company and the tens of millions of dollars in business, and they would definitely send the best pilots to fly it.
Generally, this kind of business aircraft gets the opportunity to take off or land between the take-off and landing of civil airlines, but they were directly allowed to take off today without much waiting, which shows that the strength of Gulfstream is still very strong.
Of course, it is also possible that Jason exerted influence.
The plane has been climbing smoothly, but Fang Yang feels that this climb time is a little longer, at least compared to the civil airliner he has taken before, this climb time is indeed a bit long.
Through the two days of communication, Albert found that Fang Yang did know a lot about airplanes. Therefore, seeing Fang Yang's eyebrows frowning slightly, Albert almost immediately guessed the question in Fang Yang's heart, and he immediately explained with a smile:
"Mr. Fang, do you think that today's climb time is particularly long?"
Fang Yang smiled and nodded. Albert said with a smile:
"This shows that your senses are still quite sensitive...... The G550 has a maximum cruising altitude of 51,000 feet (15,545 meters), far exceeding the 30,000 to 40,000 feet altitude of the average civil airliner, which allows the aircraft to stay away from harsh weather, atmospheric turbulence and busy commercial flight traffic. Because there are few other aircraft at this altitude, we can fly as much as we want. ”
As he spoke, the plane slowly climbed to about 50,000 feet, and with a ding, the seat belt indicator went out, and the plane had entered a level flight state.
"Mr. Fang, we're at an altitude of about 50,000 feet right now." Albert said with a smile, then he pointed to the LCD screen hanging from the ceiling and continued, "The real-time speed of the plane is 0 right now. At Mach 885, it is by far the fastest business jet. ”
"Not bad......" Fang Yang smiled and nodded.
"Mr. Fang, I don't know if you noticed, although we are at an altitude of 50,000 feet, the noise in the cabin is very small, if you don't deliberately look for it, I'm afraid it's really about to fade away." Albert asked respectfully.
"Well, yes, it feels like it's a lot quieter than any other plane I've ever been in." Fang Yang nodded and replied.
"That's because we're at the forefront of our peers when it comes to noise cancellation." Albert said without hesitation, there was even a slight smugness in his voice, and then, Albert immediately said, "And our current cabin pressure is about equivalent to the atmospheric pressure at an altitude of 1,800 meters, which is far better than the pressure of a civil airliner of about 2,400 meters." So there is no doubt about the comfort. ”
Fang Yang nodded with a smile and said:
"It feels pretty good......"
Then Albert began to spare no effort to introduce other functions of the cabin, including satellite communication function, multimedia theater system and passenger information system, etc., listening to Fang Yang also nodded again and again, Gulfstream's jet business jet is indeed synonymous with comfort, safety and luxury, no wonder the upstarts in the rich circle in China have chosen Gulfstream G550 This is simply a new toy for the rich!
Although Yang Liuyi was a first-class flight attendant for a short time, and was later promoted to purser, it was the first time she saw the luxurious interior and comfort of a private jet, and her love was beyond words.
When the plane landed smoothly at Sydney Airport, Fang Yang and Yang Liuyi exchanged a look, and then Fang Yang smiled and said to Albert:
"Mr. Albert, I think we can formally negotiate a contract for the aircraft."