The Gulfstream G550 is the longest range business jet in the world. Additionally, this aircraft has a “PlaneView” cockpit (which consists of 4 Honeywell 21 EFIS screens, and a Gulfstream-designed cursor control system), and an “Enhanced Vision System” (EVS), an infrared camera that displays an image of the view in front of the camera on a head up Display.
| Developing nation: | United States of America |
| Manufacturer/designer: | Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation. |
| Production line: | Savannah, GA USA. |
| Type aircraft: | long-range business jet . |
| First flight: | August 31, 2001. |
| First delivery: | 2003. |
| Gulfstream G550 | |
| Cockpit crew: | 2. |
| Passengers: | 14 – 18. |
| Cabin length: | 15,27 m. |
| Cabin diameter: | 2,24 m. |
| Cabin height: | 1,88 m. |
| Cabin volume: | 47,3 m³. |
| Baggage compartment: | 6,4 m³. |
| Wing span: | 28,50 m. |
| Fuselage length: | 29,39 m. |
| Height: | 7,87 m. |
| Engines: | two Rolls Royce BR710 C4-11 each rated 68.4 kN. |
| Weight: | – basic operating weight with 4 crew: 21.909 Kg. – max. zero-fuel weight: 24.721 Kg. – fuel: 18.733 kg. – max. payload: 2.812 Kg. |
| Max. take off weight: | 41.277 Kg. |
| Max. landing weight: | 34.156 Kg. |
| Cruise speed: | 946 km/h. |
| Service ceiling: | 12.497 m. |
| Max. ceiling: | 15.545 m. |
| Max. range: | 12.501 km. |
| Performance: | – take-off run 1.800 m at max. take-off weight. – landing run 844 m at max. landing weight. |
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