Midsize Business Jets
Gulfstream G800
ICAO: GA8C
Overview
The Gulfstream G500 is a large-cabin business jet introduced in 2018. Designed with advanced avionics and aerodynamic efficiency, it serves intercontinental missions. The aircraft shares technology with newer Gulfstream models.
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Specifications
Units
- Engine
- 2 × Pratt & Whitney PW814GA
- Engine type
- Turbofan
- Thrust
- 2 × 14,000 lbf · 62 kN
- Avionics
- Honeywell Primus Epic
- Wing tips
- No winglets
- Seats
- 19
- Crew
- —
- Cabin width
- 7 ft 11 in · 2.41 m
- Cabin height
- 6 ft 4 in · 1.93 m
- Cabin length
- 41 ft 6 in · 12.65 m
- Exterior length
- 91 ft 2 in · 27.79 m
- Tail height
- 25 ft 8 in · 7.82 m
- Fuselage diameter
- —
- Wing span
- 87 ft 1 in · 26.55 m
- Baggage volume
- —
- Gross weight
- —
- Empty weight
- —
- Max takeoff weight
- 77,000 lb · 34,900 kg
- Max landing weight
- 64,500 lb · 29,200 kg
- Max payload
- 5,500 lb · 2,500 kg
- Fuel capacity
- 3,450 gal · 13,100 L · 10,500 kg (Jet A)
- Max cruise speed
- 566 kt · 651 mph · 1,048 km/h
- Maximum speed
- —
- Cruise speed
- —
- Approach speed
- —
- Range
- 5,200 nm · 5,980 mi · 9,630 km
- Fuel burn
- —
- Ceiling
- 51,000 ft · 15,500 m
- Rate of climb
- 3,950 ft/min · 20 m/s
- Takeoff distance
- 5,200 ft · 1,590 m
- Landing distance
- 3,100 ft · 950 m
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Operational Context
Gulfstream G500 — large-cabin long-range business jet
The G500 first flew in 2015 and entered service in 2018. It features a new wing design and the Symmetry Flight Deck with active control sidesticks. The aircraft offers a spacious cabin with multiple living zones.
Powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW814GA turbofan engines producing approximately 15,144 pounds of thrust (67.4 kN) each, the G500 cruises at up to Mach 0.90, approximately 516 knots (956 km/h). Maximum takeoff weight exceeds 79,600 pounds (36,106 kg). Range exceeds 5,200 nautical miles (9,630 km).
The G500 provides long-range capability with reduced operating costs compared with larger jets. It competes in the large-cabin segment of business aviation. The aircraft remains a key model in Gulfstream’s lineup.
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