Gulfstream G280

what is it?

The Gulfstream G280 is a twin-engine business jet built by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for Gulfstream Aerospace. It began delivery to users in 2012.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · 19.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 850 km/hcruise speed
• range 6,667 kmwithout refuelling
• size 18 tmax take-off weight
• built 300made 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 17 years ago, in 2009.
• 🚗Wingspan of 19.2 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🐘Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 3 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 🌍Range of 6,667 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

2009-12-11

status

still flying

number built

300

role

business jet

makers

Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd, Gulfstream Aerospace

engines

2× Honeywell HTF7250G

crew

2

length

20.3 m

wingspan

19.2 m

height

6.5 m

max take-off weight

18 t

top speed

—

cruise speed

850 km/h

range

6,667 km

ceiling

13,716 m

ICAO code

G280

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