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How The Gulfstream G550 Became The Most Popular Business Jet of the 21st Century!

25Aug

By Alya KulikovaNo Comments

Executive

How The Gulfstream G550 Became The Most Popular Business Jet of the 21st Century!

Over the last 60 years, Gulfstream have produced some rather popular aircraft. Their first aircraft of the 21st century, the Gulfstream G550 has proven not only the most popular Gulfstream jet of the new millennium, but the most popular business jet exclusively of the 21st Century! Produced continually between 2003 and 2021, Gulfstream have built well over 600 G550s. The only exclusively 21st century jet to come close is the Embraer Phenom 300 (built 2009 onwards) currently hovering at the 600 mark. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Gulfstream G550 In 1966, the private jet division of Grumman Aerospace (later known as "Gulfstream") released the Grumman Gulfstream G-II, a jet-powered corporate transport designed to replace the company's agei...

11Aug

By Salomón MarcoNo Comments

Executive

Gulfstream III: The Most Gulfstream Jet Ever Built

Produced for seven years between 1979 and 1986, Gulfstream built 202 GIIIs (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Gulfstream III On August 14 1958, Grumman first flew the G-159 executive transport, better known as the Gulfstream I. Entering mass production the following year, being sold to corporate operators like Disney and Ford, as well as high net worth individuals. Proving quite successful, Grumman had built over 150 by 1965. However, new orders for the Gulfstream I were beginning to slow due to the introduction of newer jet-powered aircraft like the Falcon 20, BAe 125 and Lockheed JetStar. Not only were they more practical and reliable, these jet-powered aircraft were also faster and longer ranges, many of which were able to fly trans...

Gulfstream V: Bombardier’s Worst Nightmare

4Aug

By Salomón MarcoNo Comments

Executive

Gulfstream V: Bombardier’s Worst Nightmare

When it was unveiled in 1995, the Gulfstream V was the talk of the private jet world. Not only was it one of the largest business jets ever built at the time, but it was so large that it was in a class of business jets all on its own: Ultra-long-range jets. As Gulfstream's flagship jet, the Gulfstream V soon proved quite popular, being built 193 times. Whilst it was built less than Gulfstream's previous jets, the Gulfstream V was a record-setter in other ways - being the first Gulfstream jet to incorporate many technologies we now take for granted on all business jets, regardless of class. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Gulfstream V In 1966, Grumman Gulfstream, the private jet manufacturing division of Grumman Aerospace, revealed thei...

Gulfstream IV: Gulfstream’s Most Popular Business Jet Yet!

24Jul

By Christopher Harrow5 Comments

Executive

Gulfstream IV: Gulfstream’s Most Popular Business Jet Yet!

When the Gulfstream IV entered service in 1987, it was the private jet to have. Larger and more luxurious than the Gulfstream III it replaced, the jet was also cheaper and easier to maintain than its competitors too... Continually produced between 1985 and 2018, the jet was the longest-produced private jet in Gulfstream's history. And this wasn't a vanity project on Gulfstream's part; the Gulfstream IV was incredibly popular and sold over 900 times. This makes the GIV one of the most popular business jets of all time, only rivalled by the Hawker 400's 953 units! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Gulfstream IV On October 2 1966, the business jet division of Grumman (often simply called "Gulfstream") first flew their G-II design. Gaining FA...

6May

By Christopher HarrowNo Comments

History

What Was The First Business Jet?

There are several contenders for the title of first business jet. Several companies claim to have made the first aircraft solely for corporate use. But which is truly the first? Here's who! The first business jet contenders began to be produced during the 1960's. Whilst many people were enjoying the relative comfortableness of the "Golden Age of Aviation", businessmen were looking for something different... The resulting aircraft and their descendants have since gone on to become part of pop culture! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); McDonnell 119 The 119 is one of the most unique McDonnell aircraft ever built. Not only was it one of the first business jets to ever be marketed, ever. But it was the first McDonnell aircraft to be marketed to civ...