Range 6,034 km Wingspan 17 m Weight 6,531 kg | Top speed 874 km/h Length 17 m Fuel capacity 5,243 L | |
The gulfstream g100 private jet charter
The Gulfstream G100, formerly known as the IAI Astra SPX, is an Israel Aerospace Industries-manufactured twin-engine business jet, now produced for Gulfstream Aerospace. The United States Air Force designation for the G100 is C-38 Courier. Gulfstream announced the final sale of the G150 in September 2016 and the last delivery by mid-2017.
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- The gulfstream g100 private jet charter
- Gulfstream g100 take off at airport bern belp great engine sound
- Design and development
- Variants
- Specifications G 100
- Operators
- References
Gulfstream g100 take off at airport bern belp great engine sound
Design and development
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) developed the Astra from its Model 1124 Westwind business jet. Work on an improved Westwind began in the late 1970s, with the first prototype flight on March 19, 1984. The first production Astra flew on March 20, 1985, with FAA certification granted on August 29, 1985 and customer deliveries starting in 1986.
The original 1125 Astra was replaced by the Astra SP, announced in 1989; 37 were built. The third variant, the Astra SPX, flew for the first time in August 1994. This variant was renamed G100 from September 2002 following Gulfstream's acquisition of Galaxy Aerospace, which held the Astra certifications, in May 2001.
In September 2002, Gulfstream announced the improved G150, based on the G100. This latest variant features a wider and longer fuselage, updated avionics and an increase in maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) to 26,100 pounds (11,839 kg) compared to the G100's MTOW of 24,650 pounds (11,181 kg). It was certified by the FAA in late 2005. It has been certified for the steeper-than-normal approach path required to land at London City Airport. Production of the G100 was discontinued following certification of the G150. IAI continues to manufacture G150s in Israel and the completed airframes are then flown to the U.S. for interior outfitting. In September 2016, Gulfstream announced that, owing to slow sales, production would be stopped, with delivery of the final aircraft due in mid-2017.
The G100 was ordered for the United States Air Force (USAF) in 1997 as the C-38A Courier. The C-38A is in use by with the 201st Airlift Squadron at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. The C-38A replaced the earlier Learjet C-21. The C-38A differs from the standard Gulfstream G100, being fitted with various military avionics systems.
The C-38A was also ordered for the United States Navy, replacing North American T-2 Buckeye aircraft at Naval Air Station Patuxent River beginning in September 2015. The C-38 is tasked with acting as a chase aircraft, radar test target, and pilot proficiency aircraft for the test and evaluation squadron VX-20.
The Astra was further developed in the 1990s; the wing was modified and mated to a completely new fuselage. This development became the Galaxy (later the Gulfstream G200).
Variants
Specifications (G-100)
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004
General characteristics
Performance
Avionics