Gulfstream G150

The wide-cabin high-speed Gulfstream G150 was designed, developed, and certified in a joint effort between Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) and Gulfstream Aerospace. The Gulfstream G150 lineage began with the Astra 1125, Astra SP, Astra SPX (1986 – 2002) produced by IAI, and then Gulfstream acquired the production line and rebranded the line to the Gulfstream G100.

The Astra SPX/Gulfstream 100 had the greatest speed and longest range compared to its competitors but not the cabin comfort needed for a US transcontinental mid-cabin business jet. Accordingly, Gulfstream decided to enlarge the cabin in the G100 from 304 cubic feet to 521 cubic feet in the G150.

As of September 2016, 36% of the Gulfstream G150 aircraft were purchased pre-owned by their current owners, the other 64% new. 5% are currently for sale with all of those (100%) under an exclusive broker agreement.

When for sale, the average number of days on the market is 280.

The Gulfstream G150 began production in 2005 and is still being produced presently. A total of 123 Gulfstream G150 aircraft have been manufactured with 119 of them in operation, one retired and 3 in various stages of the completion process including interior installation and exterior paint.

Gulfstream Aerospace recently announced it has sold the last Gulfstream G150, marking the end of the mid-size aircraft more than 10-year production run. The final G150 will be delivered to a customer in mid-2017.

The aircraft is powered by two Honeywell TFE731-40R turbofan engines each rated at 19.6kN. The engines are pylon mounted on each side of the rear section of the fuselage.

The engine air intakes have a thermal anti-icing system. The aircraft carries a maximum fuel load of 4,581kg in the tanks in the inner and outer wing sections and in the upper and lower tanks in the center fuselage.

Its sleek aerodynamic design is not only elegant in structure and appearance but also supplements its in-the-air capabilities.

As you can imagine, combining powerful engines with state-of-the-art aerodynamic design leads to massive speeds and the G150 never fails to impress. Breaking speed records across the country, the G150 is the absolute leader when it comes to sheer quickness.

Operating at speeds of up to Mach 0.85 and featuring a flight ceiling of 45,000 feet, the G150 soars above hostile weather conditions and commercial airline traffic.

It can take four passengers up to 3,000 nautical miles at long-range cruising speed. This allows the G150 to transport its passengers extremely quickly over continental distances with ease.

It’s can fly farther, faster, and higher than any other aircraft in its class. It is no wonder that the G150 continues to rise in popularity and is continually praised via awards, records, and media recognition.

Its spacious cabin is as comfortable as possible featuring fully-reclinable, ergonomic seating with armrests, work tables, and 11 windows to provide natural lighting. It is FAA certified for Stage 4 noise standards making noise levels more comfortable both for passengers and those outside the aircraft.

Its cabin dimensions are 17′ 8″ in length, 5’9″ in width, and 5’9″ in height making it larger and more spacious than both most business jets and most jets in its category.

The comfortable interior cabin is not just exclusive to passengers. The interior design styles are based on the operator’s selection of leathers, upholstery fabrics, wood finishes, and floor coverings.

The cabin is fitted with a Honeywell environmental control system and is pressurized to a differential of 0.61bar using engine bleed air.

The aircraft is equipped with a Rockwell Collins Pro Line21 integrated avionics suite. The flight deck accommodates two crew members and is fitted with a Rockwell Collins EFD-4077 electronic flight information system which provides data to the four 18.4cm display screens.

The dual UNS-1C flight management systems have an integrated global positioning system and Rockwell Collins FCC-4005 autopilot. The navigation systems include dual AHC-85E attitude and heading reference systems, ADC-850C air data systems, VIR-432 navigation markers, DME-442 distance measuring equipment, single automatic direction finder ADF-462, an ALT-55B radio altimeter, a terrain collision avoidance system TCAS-94, a Honeywell EGPWS electronic ground proximity warning system, and a TWR-850 color weather radar.

This jet is one of the comfortable jets available for charter flights from and to New York, with a wide range of availability in several major aviation markets. The cost to charter this jet starts at around $3,600 an hour.

Hourly charter rates do not include all taxes, fuel, and other fees. Charter costs will vary based on year of make/model, schedule, routing, passenger & baggage totals, and other factors.