[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 22 (Thursday, February 26, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1677-S1678]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATION

   Mr. CHAMBLISS. Mr. President, I rise today to commend a 
company based in Georgia which, with its partners, has won the 
prestigious Collier trophy, the aviation equivalent of the Super Bowl, 
for the second time in 8 years. Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a 
world-renowned maker of business jet aircraft, and the other members of 
the aircraft development team, which include Honeywell International, 
Kollsman, Rolls-Royce, and Vought Aircraft Industries, have won the 
2003 Collier Trophy for their outstanding contribution to aviation. In 
1998, the firm's Gulfstream V jet won the 1997 award for its 
combination of high technology avionics, speed, and range. This year, 
the Collier Trophy recognizes the G550 Development Team for the large-
cabin, ultra-long range Gulfstream G550 business jet. The aircraft can 
fly as high as 51,000 feet, at speeds up to Mach .885, and 6.750 
nautical miles nonstop. It also has an avionics system which enhances 
the pilot's ability to fly the aircraft safely.
  The trophy, named for American publisher and sport pilot, Robert J. 
Collier, was established in 1911 to honor those who have made 
significant achievements in the advancement of aviation. Honorees 
include many of the great names in aviation, including Orville Wright 
for an automatic stabilizer, the U.S. Post Service for air

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mail, and MAJ E. L. Hoffman, United States Army Air Corps, for the 
development of a practical parachute.
  While I am, of course, proud of the Gulfstream Development Team for 
winning this award, I am even more proud of the folks down in Savannah, 
GA, who build these world class aircraft. Without their skill and 
dedication to superior quality, Gulfstream's G550 aircraft could never 
have earned this recognition for excellence in aviation.

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