Gulfstream G280
The Gulfstream G280 is an twin-engined business jet built under licence by IAI in Israel for Gulfstream Aerospace. It began delivery to users in 2012.
Design and development
In 2005, Gulfstream and IAI began designing a follow-on aircraft to the Gulfstream 200. The new model, then known as the G250, was launched in 2008. Planned improvements included new glass cockpit and engines, larger wing, and heated leading edges.[1][2]
The aircraft boasts several improvements, among them increased cabin length (external dimensions remain unchanged; the rear fuselage fuel tank was eliminated to add 17 inches (43 cm) of usable interior area),[3] new engine HTF7250G, new T-tail (with larger horizontal and vertical stabilizers), wing anti-ice provided by engine bleed air, cabin with four more windows and access from the cabin to the baggage compartment. It competes against the Hawker 4000, Bombardier Challenger 300 and the Embraer Legacy 500. The fuselage, empennage and landing gear are manufactured by IAI, the wing by Spirit AeroSystems, and the aircraft is assembled in Israel. It is then ferried to Dallas, Texas, for interior finishing and painting.[1][2][4]
The business jet's wing is a new design, using the Gulfstream G550 airfoil, and is larger (495 ft² vs. 369 ft² in the G200). This allows it to climb directly to 43,000 ft.[5] Design cruise for the new airfoil is Mach 0.80, vs. Mach 0.75 for the G200 wing.[4]
The G250 took its maiden flight on December 11, 2009 in Tel Aviv, Israel.[6] In July 2011, the G250 was renamed the G280, as the company had "determined that G280 is a more amenable number sequence [than G250] in certain cultures."[7][8]
The G280 was provisionally certified in December 2011 by Israel.[9] In July 2012, the US FAA released a report with conditions to ensure no security gaps in the G280's electronic systems.[10] The program was rescheduled with certification later in the year.[11] It received full certification from Israel and the US on September 4, 2012.[9]
Specifications
Data from Gulfstream G280 data[12][13][14]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: seating for 10 in executive-style
- Payload: 4,050 lb (1,840 kg)
- Length: 66 ft 10 in (20.3 m)
- Wingspan: 63 ft (19.2 m)
- Height: 21 ft 4 in (6.5 m)
- Wing area: 495 ft² (46 m²)
- Empty weight: 24,150 lb (10954 kg)
- Useful load: 39600 lb (17962 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 39,600 lb (17,960 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Honeywell HTF7250G turbofans, 7,445 lb (33 kN) each
Performance
- Never exceed speed: Mach 0.85
- Maximum speed: Mach 0.84
- Cruise speed: Mach 0.80 (459 knots, 528 mph, 850 km/h) normal cruise at altitude
- Range: 3,600 nmi (6,667 km) at Mach 0.80 with 4 passengers
- Service ceiling: 45,000 ft (13,716 m)
See also
- Related development
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gulfstream raises the bar with the G250". Flight International, 7–13 October 2008, p. 27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "NBAA 2008: Gulfstream know-how buoys G250 performance claims". Flight International
- ↑ Aviation Week & Space Technology website, Flying the Gulfstream G280, accessed 17 January 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Flying the Gulfstream G280", p. 1. AW & ST
- ↑ "Flying the Gulfstream G280", p. 4. AW & ST
- ↑ Egozi, Arie. "Gulfstream G250 performs first flight successfully". Flightglobal.com, December 11, 2009.
- ↑ Gulfstream rebrands its G250 the G280
- ↑ "GULFSTREAM RENAMES G250"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Sarsfield, Kate "Israel and USA grant full certification for Gulfstream G280". Flight International, September 4, 2012.
- ↑ "FAA Warns of Gulfstream Electronic Security Gap". Cryptome.org. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ Gulfstream, Aerospace. "GULFSTREAM G280 POISED FOR CERTIFICATION". Gulfstream Aerospace, August 15, 2012.
- ↑ G250 Overview. Gulfstream. Retrieved on May 12, 2009.
- ↑ G250 Specifications. Gulfstream. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
- ↑ "Gulfstream G280" Retrieved 25 October, 2013.]
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