Friday, November 21, 2008

Gulfstream GV

IOC: 1997

Gulfstream G150

IOC: 2006

Origin
United States of America

Contractor/s
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation *
Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI)

Family Members
Gulfstream G100
Gulfstream G200
Gulfstream G250
Gulfstream G350
Gulfstream G450
Gulfstream G500
Gulfstream G550
Gulfstream G650

Power plant:
TFE731 (2)

Description: Gulfstream GV, which was introduced in 1997, is the successor to GIV and GIV-SP family of business jet introduced by Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation in 1985 and 1993 respectively. Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics. Twin-engine Gulfstream V was conceived to serve as an ultra-long-range business jet featuring the most sophisticated technology. In 2000 Gulfstream announced a further version with extended range called GV-SP which entered service in 2003 under G550 designation. G500 aircraft was introduced in 2004 as the follow-on to GV aircraft.

In 2001 Galaxy Aerospace Company was acquired by General Dynamics which added Galaxy Aerospace's Galaxy and Astra SPX business jets to the Gulfstream portfolio. Galaxy was re-designated as G200 and Astra SPX as G100. In 2002 Gulfstream launched G150 business jet to fill the gap between G100 and G200 capabilities. In 2003 Gulfstream announced that it was upgrading G300 and G400 business jets developed under GIV by adding technologies developed for GV and a new cockpit. The upgraded aircraft were re-designated G350 and G450 entering into service during 2005.

As of March 2008, Gulfstream GV family consists of eight models available at the production line with a common high speed performance and differences in terms of cabin and aircraft range. G100 offers mid-cabin; G150 wide-cabin; G200 and G350 large-cabin and mid-range; G450 large-cabin and long-range; G500 and G550 large-cabin and ultra-long-range; and G650 ultra large cabin and ultra long range corporate jet. They can cover routes ranging from 2,700 to more than 7,000 nautical miles, cruising at speeds between 0.75 and 0.9 Mach, and carrying between four and up to 18 passengers.

G150 business jet powered by two fuel-efficient TFE-731-40AR-200G turbofan engines rated at 4,420-lb each flies up to 2,950 nautical miles (5,310 km) at speeds of 0.85 Mach and carrying six to eight passengers comfortably into its wide-cabin. This aircraft is available in three configurations and is expected to enter into revenue service in the third quarter of 2006. The G150 was awarded FAA type certification in November 2005. IAI of Israel in partnership with Gulfstream will manufacture this aircraft. IAI also manufactures the G100 and G200 aircraft.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 2, Passengers 8

Dimensions: Height 5.9 m, Length 17.3 m, Wingspan 16.9 m

Weights: Max Weight 11,793 kg (25,999 lb), Min Weight 6,849 kg (15,099 lb), Payload 1,089 kg (2,401 lb)

Engine/s Performance: Thrust 8,840 lb (4,010 kg)

Performance: Ceiling 13,716 m (45,000 ft), Cruise Speed 249 mps (Mach 0.75), Max Range 5,310 km (2,867 nm), Top Speed 282 mps (Mach 0.85)

Other: Number of Engines 2

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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