Gulfstream Shows Full Range
For First Time in Europe

Gulfstream G100 (front), G200, GIV-SP and GV are all here together at EBACE.

Gulfstream's entire expanded fleet is on show for the first time in Europe here at EBACE. Last year its parent General Dynamics purchased Galaxy Aerospace in a deal worth up to $668 million and added the Astra SPX and the super midsized Galaxy to the Gulfstream range as the Gulfstream 100 and 200 respectively.

On show here are the $11.75 million, nine seat Gulfstream 100, the $20.1 million up to 18-seat Gulfstream 200, the $32.75 million long range GIV-SP, and the top of the line $43.24 million ultra-long-range GV.

"EBACE 2002 is an ideal location for Gulfstream to showcase its entire fleet in Europe for the first time," said Bill Boisture, president of Gulfstream Aero- space.

The mid-size Gulfstream 100, with its short runway capability so important in Europe, and its high speed, is ideally suited for long and short distance flights, with a maximum range of 2,950 nmi. at speeds in excess of Mach 0.80.

The Gulfstream 200 is the only super mid-size aircraft in operation today and flies nonstop from Geneva to Gander, Newfound-land, or Berlin to Delhi," he said.

Gulfstream claims the GIV-SP is the world's best selling long range (up to 4,220 nmi.), large-cabin business jet aircraft. It has logged more than 1.6 million flight hours since entering service in 1985.

The Gulfstream V can fly up to 6,500 nmi., or dash over shorter distances at speeds of up to Mach 0.885.

The soon-to-be-available (in 2003) Gulfstream V-SP will provide a 250-mile greater range of 6,750 nmi., or dash at Mach 0.87 on high speed, shorter range trips of up to 5,000 nmi.

"The improved takeoff performance makes the GV-SP even more suitable for shorter runways," said Boisture.

He added it is the first Gulfstream equipped with the radical four-screen PlaneView cockpit utilizing Honeywell Primus Epic avionics. It will also come as standard with the Gulfstream/Kollsman infrared Enhanced Vision System and a head-up display.