Gulfstream G400/G450
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The Gulfstream G400 (formerly marketed as the Gulfstream IV) is a private jet aircraft produced by Gulfstream Aerospace, Savannah, Georgia, a General Dynamics company. The G400 is the second model in the Gulfstream G series. It has a large cabin, long range of 4350 nautical miles (8060 km) and the same comfort and design that characterize the G series. Typical cruise height and speed are 45,000 ft and Mach 0.88. It costs about $36 million at 2004 prices (leasing is also an option). The upgrade of this jet (Gulfstream G450) has better performance and comes with Honeywell's next generation Primus Epic Avionic Suite, a Honeywell Visual Guidance System (an advanced HUD), the Gulfstream Enhanced Vision System (EVS) and Goodrich Electronic Standy Instruments.
In 1990, company CEO Allen E. Paulson and a Gulfstream flight crew set 35 international records for around-the-world flight in a Gulfstream IV.
[edit] Military Operators
- Botswana, Egypt, Ireland, Ivory Coast, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, Turkey, Pakistan, United States (US Air Force, US Army, US Marines, US Navy)
[edit] Famous Owners
Actor Tom Cruise bought a Gulfstream IV for his then-wife Nicole Kidman. The plane was lavishly furnished: it had three staterooms and a Jacuzzi.
[edit] Specifications (G-IV)
General characteristics
- Crew: two pilots
- Capacity: up to 19 passengers
- Length: 88 ft 4 in (26.92 m)
- Wingspan: 77 ft 10 in (23.72 m)
- Height: 24 ft 5 in (7.45 m)
- Wing area: 950 ft² (88.3 m²)
- Empty weight: 35,500 lb (16,100 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 73,200 lb (33,200 kg)
- Powerplant: 2× Rolls-Royce Tay Mk.618 turbofans, 13,850 lbf (61.6 kN) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: knots (mph, km/h)
- Cruise speed: knots (mph, km/h)
- Range: 4,872 miles (7,815 km)
- Service ceiling: ft (m)
- Rate of climb: 4,000 ft/min (1,220 m/min)
- Wing loading: lb/ft² (kg/m²)
[edit] Related content
Related development
Gulfstream I - Gulfstream II - Gulfstream III - Gulfstream V - Gulfstream G500
Designation sequence
Gulfstream I - Gulfstream II - Gulfstream III - Gulfstream IV - Gulfstream V
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