Grumman Gulfstream II

what is it?

The Gulfstream II (G-II) is an American twin engine business jet designed and first built by Grumman, then Grumman American and finally Gulfstream American. It was succeeded by the Gulfstream III. The first Gulfstream II flew on October 2, 1966.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · 23.7 m wingspan

base stats

• range 6,575 kmwithout refuelling
• size 30.9 tmax take-off weight
• built 256made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 60 years ago, in 1966.
• 🚗Wingspan of 23.7 m: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🐘Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 🌍Range of 6,575 km: Amsterdam to New York (≈5,850 km) without stopping.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.6× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight

1966

status

still flying

number built

256

role

business jet

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Grumman

engines

2× Rolls-Royce Spey 511-8

crew

2

length

24.4 m

wingspan

23.7 m

height

7.5 m

max take-off weight

30.9 t

top speed

—

range

6,575 km

ceiling

13,716 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.