Gulfstream Aerospace has delivered its 50th Gulfstream V aircraft which has gone to none other than the corporation's chairman and chief executive officer Theodore J. Forstmann. The aircraft has now attracted nearly 150 orders in its third year of customer deliveries.\rForstmann is reported to have offered other Gulfstream customers his delivery slot on three separate occasions due to the high demand for the long-range aircraft, so that they may receive their aircraft sooner. "The Gulfstream V is clearly the market's choice. The aircraft's record-breaking performance and proven in-service reliability is undisputed," said Forstmann. He bought his first Gulfstream aircraft in 1984 and, as the cliché goes, liked it so much he went back and bought the company - Forstmann Little & Co. acquiring Gulfstream Aerospace in 1990. He has been the owner of both a G III and a G IV aircraft.\r"It is appropriate that Ted Forstmann receive this milestone 50th delivery for the Gulfstream V programme," said Bill Boisture, president and chief operating officer for Gulfstream. "Ted has been a long-standing customer of Gulfstream and a strong leader for this company the past six years."\rCertified by the FAA in 1997, Gulfstream says the GV has met or exceeded all of its design goals, including flying 6,500 nautical miles at speeds of up to Mach 0.885.