Gulfstream IV

what is it?

The Gulfstream IV (or G-IV or GIV) and derivatives are a family of twinjet aircraft, mainly for private or business use. They were designed and built by Gulfstream Aerospace, a General Dynamics company based in Savannah, Georgia, United States, from 1985 until 2018. Aircraft power is provided by two Rolls-Royce RB.183 Tay turbofans.

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

base stats

• built 535made 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 41 years ago, in 1985.
• 🚗Wingspan of 23.7 m: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1985-09-19

introduced

1987

status

still flying

number built

535

role

business jet

makers

Gulfstream Aerospace

engines

jet

length

26.9 m

wingspan

23.7 m

top speed

—

range

—

ICAO code

GLF4

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