Gulfstream G550 Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! {{short description|Executive transport aircraft family}} {{About|the GV-SP based G550 and G500|newer G500|Gulfstream G500/G600}} <!-- This article is a part of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft]]. Please see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft/page content]] for recommended layout, and guidelines. --> {|{{Infobox aircraft begin |name=Gulfstream G500/G550 <br>C-37B |image= File:2010-07-21 G550 NetJets CS-DKE EDDF 01.jpg{{!}}border |caption=A Netjets Europe G550 business jet on final approach }}{{Infobox aircraft type |type= [[Business jet]] |manufacturer= [[Gulfstream Aerospace]] |national origin=United States |designer= |first flight=18 July 2002{{efn|This is the date of the first flight of a production aircraft. A prototype aircraft flew before this date.}} |introduced= 2004 |retired= |status= In service |primary user= [[United States Air Force]] |more users= [[United States Navy]] <br />[[Israeli Air Force]] <!--Limit is THREE (3) in "more users" field. Please separate with <br />. --> |produced= 2003β2021 |number built= >600<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2021-07-02/gulfstream-g550-production-reaches-end-line |title= Gulfstream G550 Production Reaches End of the Line |publisher= AIN}}</ref> |developed from= [[Gulfstream V]] |developed into= |variants with their own articles= }} |} The '''Gulfstream G550''' is a [[business jet]] aircraft produced by [[General Dynamics]]' [[Gulfstream Aerospace]] unit in [[Savannah, Georgia]], US. The certification designation is '''GV-SP'''. A version with reduced fuel capacity was marketed as the '''G500'''. Gulfstream ceased production of the G550 in July 2021. ==Development== [[File:Gulfstream Aerospace G-V-SP Gulfstream G550 AN1299906.jpg|thumb|left|G550 cabin]] The first production G550 (GV-SP) flew on 18 July 2002 and the aircraft received its FAA [[type certificate]] on August 14, 2003.<ref name= typeCert>{{cite web |url= http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/2d504046f9657ec386257f610074fcfb/$FILE/A12EA_Rev46.pdf |title= Type Certificate date Sheet NO. A12EA, revision 46 |publisher= FAA |date= February 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gulfstream's GV-SP Makes First Flight July 18 |url=http://aviationweek.com/gulfstreams-gv-sp-makes-first-flight-july-18 |access-date=15 October 2023 |work=Aviation Week Network |date=29 July 2002}}</ref> In 2014, Gulfstream looked at a re-engine with the [[Rolls-Royce Pearl]] BR700 development announced in May 2018 for the new [[Bombardier Global Express|Global Express]] 5500 and 6500 variants but preferred the BR725-powered, 7,500 nmi [[Gulfstream G650|G650]].<ref>{{cite news |url= http://aviationweek.com/ebace-2018/whats-radar-gulfstream |title= What's On The Radar For Gulfstream? |date= May 30, 2018 |author= Molly McMillin |work= Aviation Week Network}}</ref> The 500th Gulfstream G550 aircraft was delivered in May 2015.<ref name=500thPR>{{cite press release |title= Gulfstream Delivers 500th G550 |url=http://www.gd.com/news/press-releases/2015/05/gulfstream-delivers-500th-g550 |publisher= General Dynamics |date= 2015-05-17}}</ref> Deliveries went from 50 aircraft in 2011 to 19 in 2016 and with 40 units for sale in a fleet of 540. Valuations of the G550 are falling: a 10-year-old G550 valued $28 million a year before is worth $18-$20 million in January 2017, while a two-year-old went from $40 to $35 million.<ref name=Flight18jan2017>{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-gulfstream-g550-could-bow-out-in-2019-432888/ |title= Gulfstream G550 could bow out in 2019 |date= 18 January 2017 |work= Flight Global}}</ref> In May 2017, early 2003 G550s were valued at $14 million against more than $45 million for newly purchased aircraft, flying an average of 425 hours per year.<ref name=BCA27Apr2017>{{cite news |url= http://aviationweek.com/business-aviation/gulfstream-g550-priceperformance-sweet-spot-large-cabin-class |title= Gulfstream G550: Price/Performance Sweet Spot In Large-Cabin Class |date= Apr 27, 2017 |author= Fred George |work= Business & Commercial Aviation |publisher= Aviation Week Network}}</ref> In December 2018, a 2012-2013 G550 was valued $28-31 million, and cost $7,135 per hour for 400 hours a year.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://sherpareport.com/aircraft/costs-own-g550.html |title= The Costs to Own and Operate a Gulfstream G550 |date= Dec 6, 2018 |author= Nick Copley |work= [[SherpaReport]]}}</ref> As it was replaced by the [[Gulfstream G600]] by October 2019, the G550 was kept in limited production for long-term special missions applications and government orders.<ref name=BCA23oct2019>{{cite news |url= https://aviationweek.com/business-aviation/pilot-report-gulfstream-g600-worthy-successor-g550 |title= Pilot Report: Gulfstream G600 Is A Worthy Successor To The G550 |date= Oct 23, 2019 |author= Fred George |work= Business & Commercial Aviation}}</ref> The final commercially available G550 was delivered in June 2021 after more than 600 of the aircraft were produced.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Spruce |first1=Terry |title=GULFSTREAM DELIVERS FINAL G550 BUSINESS JET |url=https://www.corporatejetinvestor.com/news/gulfstream-delivers-final-g550-business-jet/ |website=Corporate Jet Investor |publisher=Specialist Insight |access-date=1 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2021-07-02/gulfstream-g550-production-reaches-end-line |title= Gulfstream G550 Production Reaches End of the Line |publisher= AIN}}</ref> ==Design== [[File:Gulfstream G550 flight deck.jpg|thumb|G550 flight deck]] Compared to the Gulfstream V, drag reduction details boost range by {{cvt|250|nmi|km}} and increase [[fuel efficiency]].<!--<ref name=BCA27Apr2017/>--> [[Maximum takeoff weight]] (MTOW) is increased by {{cvt|500|lb}} and takeoff performance is enhanced.<!--<ref name=BCA27Apr2017/>--> A seventh pair of windows is added and the entry door is moved {{cvt|2|ft}} forward to increase usable cabin length.<!--<ref name=BCA27Apr2017/>--> The PlaneView flight deck features [[Pointing device|cursor control devices]], [[Honeywell Primus]] Epic avionics, standard [[head-up guidance system]] by [[Rockwell Collins]] and [[enhanced vision system]] by [[Elbit]], improving [[situational awareness]] in [[Instrument meteorological conditions|reduced visibility conditions]].<ref name=BCA27Apr2017/> Initial long-range cruise altitude is FL 400-410, first hour fuel burn is {{cvt|4,500-5,000|lb}} decreasing for the second hour to {{cvt|3,000 and 2,400|lb}} for the last hour.<!--<ref name=BCA27Apr2017/>--> Flight hourly budget is $700-950 for engine reserves, $250 for parts and 2.5 maintenance hours.<!--<ref name=BCA27Apr2017/>--> It competes against the [[Bombardier Global 6000]], which has higher direct operating costs and less range but a more spacious cross section, and the [[Dassault Falcon 7X]] with [[fly-by-wire]] flight controls, better [[fuel efficiency]] and a wider but shorter cabin.<ref name=BCA27Apr2017/> ==Variants== ;{{visible anchor|GV-SP}} :The same as the [[Gulfstream V|Gulfstream V or GV]] with a new flightdeck display system, airframe aerodynamic and engine improvements, main entry door moved forward, also marketed as the G550. ;G500 :The Gulfstream G500 has a reduced fuel capacity.<ref name= typeCert/> Introduced in 2004 as a shorter {{convert|5800|nmi|km}} range version, it has the same exterior appearance, as well as the PlaneView [[cockpit]], but [[Visual Docking Guidance System|Visual Guidance System]] (HUD) and [[Synthetic vision system|Enhanced Vision System]] (EVS) are options. Its unit cost was {{AircraftCost|USA|48.25|m||year=2012|ref=<ref>{{cite web |url= http://awin.aviationweek.com/portals/awin/pdfs/BCAOpPlanningGuide/2012_Production.pdf |title= Operations Planning Guide |work= Business & Commercial Aviation |date= 2012 |publisher= Aviation Week}}</ref>}}. ;G550 :Marketing name for the GV-SP. In 2021, its equipped price was $54.5M (~${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=54500000|start_year=2021}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}).<ref>{{cite news |url= https://infogram.com/bca-table-jets-1h8n6m3l3dvqj4x?live |title= Purchase planning handbook - Ultra long-range jets table |date= Second Quarter 2021 |work= Business & Commercial Aircraft}}</ref> [[File:U.S. Air Force, 09-0525, Gulfstream Aerospace C-37B (27878765353).jpg|thumb|[[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]] C-37B.]] ;C-37B :[[United States Armed Forces|U.S. military]] designation for the G550 in a VIP passenger configuration. ;EA-37B :U.S. military designation G550 version in an Electronic Warfare configuration to replace USAF's existing [[EC-130H Compass Call]] aircraft.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baesystems.com/en/article/moving-compass-call-electronic-warfare-system-to-modern-business-jet|access-date=8 April 2020|title=Moving Compass Call electronic warfare system to modern business jet}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/l3harris-flies-ec-37b-compass-call-electronic-warfare-jet-for-first-time/145816.article | title=L3Harris flies EC-37B Compass Call electronic warfare jet for first time}}</ref> Previously known as EC-37B, on November 14, 2023, [[Air Combat Command]] redesignated the platform as EA-37B to better identify its mission of finding and attacking enemy land or sea targets.<ref>{{cite web |title= EC-37B Mission Design Series designation change to EA-37B |url=https://www.acc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3588046/ec-37b-mission-design-series-designation-change-to-ea-37b/ |website=Air Combat Command |date=14 November 2023 |access-date=22 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Tirpak |first1=John A. |title=New EC-37B Gets a Designation Change to EA-37B |url=https://www.airandspaceforces.com/new-ec-37b-designation-change-ea-37b/ |website=Air & Space Forces Magazine |date=20 November 2023 |access-date=22 November 2023}}</ref> ;NC-37B :U.S. military designation for proposed G550 with the "Conformal AEW" body shape for use as range telemetry aircraft for U.S. Navy.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.janes.com/article/59202/us-navy-to-customise-g550-aew-airframe-for-range-telemetry-support/ |title= US Navy to customise G550 AEW airframe for range telemetry support |work= Jane's International Defence Review |date= 1 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/23448/behold-the-first-official-photo-of-the-navys-new-nc-37b-missile-tracking-bizjet|title=Behold The First Official Photo Of The Navy's New NC-37B Missile Tracking Jet|last=Trevithick|first=Joseph|website=The Drive|date=7 September 2018 |access-date=2018-10-11}}</ref> ;MC-55A Peregrine :[[Royal Australian Air Force]] designation for [[SIGINT]] and [[ELINT]] [[intelligence gathering]] variant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.australiandefence.com.au/news/raaf-gets-four-new-ew-aircraft|title=RAAF gets four new EW aircraft - Australian Defence Magazine|website= australiandefence.com.au|language=en|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref> [[File:RSAF Gulfstream IAI G550 CAEW (Conformal Airborne Early Warning).jpg|thumb|Republic of Singapore Air Force G550 with [[IAI EL/W-2085]] radar system]] ;G550 CAEW :[[Israel]] has acquired a number of G550s, fitted with the [[IAI EL/W-2085]] sensor package (a newer derivative of the [[EL/M-2075|Phalcon]] system) for [[Airborne Early Warning]] (AEW) use and named the aircraft ''Eitam''. This aircraft is heavily modified for the AEW role by Gulfstream's partner, [[Israel Aerospace Industries]] (IAI), and is also called CAEW (Conformal Airborne Early Warning) by Gulfstream Special Missions Department.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.iai.co.il/2013/33785-36643-en/ELTA.aspx |title= ELW-2085 - CAEW - Conformal Airborne Early Warning & Control |publisher= IAI}}</ref> Israel has also acquired a number of G550s dubbed SEMA (Special Electronic Missions Aircraft) with systems EL/I-3001 integration also carried out by IAI.<ref name=IsraelreceivefirstEitam>{{Cite news |url= http://mobiledevdesign.com/news/israel-receive-first-three-eitam-aew-aircraft |title= Israel to receive the first of three Eitam AEW aircraft |date=February 13, 2008 |publisher= Penton}}</ref> In 2012, [[Italy]] acquired two G550 CAEWs as part of a counter-deal to Israel's $1 billion (~${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=1000000000|start_year=2012}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}) order for 30 Alenia Aermacchi [[M-346]] advanced jet trainers.<ref name=FG120720>{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/italy-signs-g550-aew-deal-with-israel-374579/ |title= Italy signs G550 AEW deal with Israel |work= Flight Global |date= 20 July 2012}}</ref> In 2022, Italy ordered two additional aircraft.<ref>{{cite news |title=Secret NATO Client of Israeli Spy Planes Revealed |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2022-08-28/ty-article/.premium/secret-nato-client-of-israeli-spy-planes-revealed/00000182-ce84-dfe2-aba3-efeee72f0000 |access-date=10 September 2022 |work=[[Haaretz]] |date=28 April 2022}}</ref> [[Singapore]] ordered four similar G550 CAEW aircraft equipped with the EL/W-2085 sensor package from Gulfstream and IAI.<ref>{{cite news |author= Govindasamy, Siva |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-singapore-takes-delivery-of-first-g550-aew-322937/ |title= Singapore takes delivery of first G550 AEW |work= Flight International |date= February 23, 2009}}</ref> ;E-550A: Italian military designation for the G550 CAEW<ref name="dgaa">{{cite web |url= http://www.difesa.it/SGD-DNA/Staff/DT/ARMAEREO/Biblioteca/1Categoria/Documents/AER_EP_0_0_12_Em1_Ed_11122019.pdf |title= Utilizzo della Nomenclatura "Mission Design Series" (MDS) nelle Pubblicazioni Tecniche (PP.TT.) di competenza della DAAA AER(EP).0-0-12 |publisher= Ministero Della Defesa |date= 11 December 2020 |access-date= 14 May 2020}}</ref> ;Air-to-air refueling variant: [[Israel Aerospace Industries]] has studied adapting the G550 for [[Aerial refueling|air-to-air refueling]] use.<ref>{{cite news |author= Egozi, Arie |url= http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/iai-and-gulfstream-planning-g550-tanker-216019/ |title= IAI and Gulfstream planning G550 tanker |work= Flight International |date= August 13, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= Egozi, Arie |url= http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/iai-continues-to-evaluate-g550-for-air-refuelling-351235/ |title= IAI continues to evaluate G550 for air refuelling |work= Flight International |date= December 23, 2010}}</ref> == Operators == [[File:Gulfstream G550.svg|thumb|Gulfstream G550 government and military operators]]{{Main|List of Gulfstream G550 operators}} The aircraft is operated by numerous governments, private individuals, companies and executive charter operators. A number of companies also use the aircraft as part of fractional ownership programs. == Specifications == [[File:Gulfstream G500 3-view line drawing.svg|thumb|370px|Gulfstream G500]] {{Aircraft specs |ref=G550 Brochure<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.gulfstream.com/images/uploads/brochures/aircraft/Gulfstream_G550_BrochureV2.pdf |title= G550 Brochure |publisher= Gulfstream |date= July 2016}}</ref> |prime units?=kts <!-- General characteristics --> |crew=2 pilots, 0β2 attendants |capacity=14β19 passengers / {{cvt|6200|lb|0}} payload :* '''Cabin dimensions: height Γ width Γ length''' {{cvt|1.88|x|2.24|x|13.39|m|ftin|order=flip}}; total length including baggage hold: {{cvt|50|ft|1|in|m|2}} :* '''Cabin volume:''' {{cvt|1669|cuft|2}}; usable baggage compartment volume: {{cvt|170|cuft|2}} :* '''[[Cabin altitude]]:''' {{cvt|6000|ft|0}}<ref>{{cite press release |url= http://gulfstreamnews.com/news/gulfstream-v-in-service-for-10-years |title= Gulfstream V in Service For 10 years |publisher= Gulfstream |date= June 18, 2007 }}</ref> |length ft=96 |length in=5 |length note= |span ft=93 |span in=6 |span note= |height ft=25 |height in=10 |height note= |wing area sqft= |wing area note= |aspect ratio=<!-- sailplanes --> |airfoil=<!--'''root:''' [[NACA airfoil|NACA ]]; '''tip:''' [[NACA airfoil|NACA ]]<ref name="Selig">{{cite web |last1=Lednicer |first1=David |title=The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage |url=https://m-selig.ae.illinois.edu/ads/aircraft.html |website=m-selig.ae.illinois.edu |access-date=16 April 2019}}</ref>--> |empty weight lb=48300 |empty weight note= |gross weight lb=54500 |gross weight note= |max takeoff weight lb=91000 |max takeoff weight note=<br> *'''Maximum landing weight:''' {{cvt|75300|lb|0}} |fuel capacity= {{cvt|41300|lb|0}} |more general= <!-- Powerplant --> |eng1 number=2 |eng1 name=[[Rolls-Royce BR700#BR710|Rolls-Royce BR710]] C4-11 |eng1 type=[[turbofan]] engines |eng1 lbf=15385 |eng1 note= <!-- Performance --> |max speed note= |max speed mach= |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note= |stall speed kts= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |minimum control speed kts= |minimum control speed note= |range nmi=6750 |range note=<br> * '''High Speed Cruise:''' M0.85 at {{cvt|41000|ft|0}} *'''Long Range Cruise:''' M0.80 at {{cvt|41000|ft|0}} *'''Maximum Mach Operating (MMO):''' M0.885 at {{cvt|41000|ft|0}} |ferry range nmi= |ferry range note= |endurance=<!-- if range unknown --> |ceiling ft=51000 |ceiling note= |climb rate ftmin= |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note= |fuel consumption lb/mi= |thrust/weight= |more performance=<br/> *'''Take-off run:''' {{cvt|5910|ft|0}} *'''Landing run:''' {{cvt|2770|ft|0}} |avionics= }} ==See also== {{aircontent |see also= |related= * [[Gulfstream G450]] * [[Gulfstream G650]] * [[Gulfstream V]] |similar aircraft= * [[Airbus Corporate Jets]] * [[Boeing Business Jet]] * [[Bombardier Global Express]] * [[Dassault Falcon 7X]] * [[Dassault Falcon 8X]] |lists= }} ==References== ===Footnotes=== {{Notelist}} ===Notes=== {{Reflist|35em}} ==External links== {{Commons and category|Gulfstream G550}} * {{Official website|http://www.gulfstream.com/aircraft/gulfstream-g550|Official Gulfstream G550 page}} * {{cite web |url= http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/g550.htm |title= Gulfstream G550 |publisher= GlobalSecurity.org}} * {{cite web |url= http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/AcftRef_Results.aspx?Mfrtxt=gulfstream&Modeltxt=g550&pageNo= |publisher= FAA |title= G550 ownership registry by state}} {{Gulfstream}} {{Italian military aircraft}} {{US transport aircraft}} {{USAF attack aircraft}} {{US EW aircraft}} {{Current US Coast Guard aircraft}} [[Category:Gulfstream aircraft|G550]] [[Category:1990s United States business aircraft]] [[Category:Twinjets]] [[Category:T-tail aircraft]] [[Category:Low-wing aircraft]] [[Category:Aircraft first flown in 2004]] Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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