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Can someone tell me what is the decision speed (V1) of the Gulfstream G500? Is it 200kt as shown in this picture? enter image description here

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Your decision speed also called V1 is the speed at which ou have to commit to taking off whatever happens because you won't be able to stop before the end of the runway after that. This speed is related to the airfield runway length, aicraft TOW, temperature and altitude and will change for each take-off. Therefore there is not a fixed value for a given aicraft.

For the G500 I did find this review

Today our take-off weight with three persons on board and 11500 pounds of jet fuel (one-third of the max fuel) is 60 000 pounds and our computed speeds are V1: 118 kt for a rotation speed (Vr: 123) and a take off safety speed V2: 129 kt.

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The G500 was relatively light, loaded with 12,000 pounds of fuel for our flight, which was scheduled for 1.5 hours. Takeoff weight was 59,863 pounds, well below the 79,600 mtow. The avionics calculated V1 at 116, Vr 118, V2 132, and Vref in case of immediate return at 136 knots.

As you can see the value changes slightly but V1 seems to stay around 120kts. Your 200kt speed limit and the altitude and range limit related seems more likely to be linked to the 91.117(b) FAA regulation

Unless otherwise authorized or required by ATC, no person may operate an aircraft at or below 2,500 feet above the surface within 4 nautical miles of the primary airport of a Class C or Class D airspace area at an indicated airspeed of more than 200 knots (230 mph.). This paragraph (b) does not apply to any operations within a Class B airspace area. Such operations shall comply with paragraph (a) of this section.

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  • $\begingroup$ The 200kt limit appears to be to comply with 91.117(b): there's a speed limit of 200kts below 2500' within 4nm of a class C or D airport. Those numbers match the departure numbers in the OP's picture. $\endgroup$
    – Pondlife
    Commented Oct 1, 2020 at 15:46
  • $\begingroup$ You might be absolutely correct, is it FAA regulation? $\endgroup$
    – MaximEck
    Commented Oct 1, 2020 at 16:03
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    $\begingroup$ Yes, it's FAA. It's in 14 CFR 91.117. $\endgroup$
    – Pondlife
    Commented Oct 1, 2020 at 16:18
  • $\begingroup$ Okay, flying in Europe I didn't knew, I'll edit my answer to stick to actual facts, thanks $\endgroup$
    – MaximEck
    Commented Oct 1, 2020 at 16:23
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There is no one speed for V1. It’s dependent upon the loadout of the jet, as is Vr, Vref, etc. To be honest for that kind of a small business jet, a V1 of 200 KIAS is way too fast; the value is probably in the neighborhood of 110-120 KIAS with Vr around 130-135 KIAS.

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  • $\begingroup$ 200 KIAS for V1 is too fast for pretty much any aircraft. Even Concorde had typical V1 speeds of well below 200 KIAS (although VR was usually in that range). $\endgroup$
    – Bianfable
    Commented Oct 2, 2020 at 7:07

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