Gulfstream Aerospace, in late August, opened the second phase of its new R&D center in Savannah, Ga., dedicating the facility to the efforts of its research and development employees over the 50 years that took the company to its half century this year. Federal, state and local dignitaries joined Gulfstream parent company General Dynamics chairman and CEO Nicholas Chabraja and Gulfstream top management to participate in the opening.