Gulfstream G200

what is it?

The Gulfstream G200, formerly known as the IAI Galaxy, is a twin-engine business jet. It was designed originally by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and was produced by IAI for Gulfstream Aerospace from 1999 through 2011.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · low wing · retractable tricycle gear · 17.7 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 900 km/htop speed
• range 6,300 kmwithout refuelling
• size 16.1 tmax take-off weight
• built 250made 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 29 years ago, in 1997.
• 🏎️Top speed is 6.9× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 17.7 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🐘Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 3 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 🌍Range of 6,300 km: Amsterdam to New York (≈5,850 km) without stopping.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.5× 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

1997-12-25

introduced

2000

status

still flying

number built

250

role

business jet

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Gulfstream Aerospace

engines

2× Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306A

crew

2

length

19 m

wingspan

17.7 m

height

6.5 m

max take-off weight

16.1 t

top speed

900 km/h

cruise speed

850 km/h

range

6,300 km

ceiling

13,700 m

wings

low wing

landing gear

retractable tricycle gear

ICAO code

GALX

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