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The Gulfstream III (or G-III or GIII) and derivatives are a famous family of twinjet aircraft
First flight 2 December 1979
General Info
Gulfstream III,
Gulfstream III,
a business jet
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History The Gulfstream III (or G-III or GIII) and derivatives
are a famous family of twinjet aircraft Produced 1979–1986
First flight 2 December 1979
The Gulfstream III, a business jet produced by Gulfstream Aerospace, is an improved development of the Grumman Gulfstream II.
The U.S. military uses versions of the Gulfstream III as the C-20A/B/C/D/E aircraft, though later C-20 F/G/H/J are Gulfstream IV.
Variants
Civil variants
- Model G-1159A Gulfstream III - Two or three-crew executive, corporate transport aircraft, powered by two Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan engines.
Military variants
- C-20A - United States Air Force variant configured for 14 passengers and five crew; phased out of USAF service in 2002, one example transferred to NASA for use at the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base as a test aircraft.
- C-20B - United States Air Force and United States Coast Guard variant with upgraded electronics, used for Special Air Missions (SAM); the single Coast Guard C-20B was used by the Commandant of the Coast Guard and other senior USCG officials as well as the Secretary of Homeland Security.[7]
- C-20C - United States Air Force C-20B with upgraded and "hardened" secure communications, often utilized as backup aircraft accompanying the VC-25A aircraft when it is operating as Air Force One
- C-20D - United States Navy Operational Support Airlift (OSA) aircraft with modified communications equipment for use by the Navy, normally in support of high-ranking naval officials
- C-20E - Stretched fuselage/redesigned wing variant for use by the United States Army as an Operational Support Airlift (OSA) aircraft
- Gulfstream III SRA-1 - Special reconnaissance and surveillance version for export.
- Gulfstream III SMA-3 - Export model for Denmark, fitted with a Texas Instruments APS-127 search radar. Three maritime reconnaissance and patrol, fisheries protection, search and rescue, and VIP transport aircraft were built for the Royal Danish Air Force in 1983. No longer in service.
NOTE: United States Army C-20F and C-20J, United States Navy/United States Marine Corps C-20G, and United States Air Force C-20H aircraft are all Gulfstream IV variants
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The Gulfstream III, a business jet produced by Gulfstream Aerospace,
is an improved development of the Grumman Gulfstream II.
The Gulfstream IV (or G-IV or GIV) and derivatives are a famous family of twinjet aircraft
The Gulfstream III (or G-III or GIV) and derivatives are a
The Gulfstream III (or G-III or GIV) and derivatives are a
famous family of twinjet aircraft
Produced 1979–1986
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General Info
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- Crew: 2 pilots
- Capacity: 19 passengers (standard seating)
- Length: 83 ft 1 in (25.32 m)
- Wingspan: 77 ft 10 in (23.72 m)
- Height: 24 ft 4.5 in (7.430 m)
- Wing area: 934.6 sq ft (86.83 m2)
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Powerplant
- Empty weight: 38,000 lb (17,237 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: (31,615 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce Spey RB.163 Mk 511-8 turbofan engines, 11,400 lbf (51 kN) thrust each
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Performance
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- Maximum speed: 501 kn (577 mph, 928 km/h) (max cruise)
- Cruise speed: 442 kn (509 mph, 819 km/h) (long range cruise)
- Stall speed: 105 kn (121 mph, 194 km/h)
- Range: 3,650 nmi (4,200 mi, 6,760 km) (eight passengers, IFR reserves)
- Service ceiling: 45,000 ft (14,000 m)
- Rate of climb: 3,800 ft/min (19 m/s)
Special Links deHavilland Canada
Links to Youtube & Others
The Gulfstream III was built at Savannah, Georgia, in the United States and was designed as an improved variant of the Grumman Gulfstream II. Design studies were performed by Grumman Aerospace Corporation in collaboration with Gulfstream American Corporation. Design of the Gulfstream III started with an effort to synthesize a completely new wing employing NASA supercritical airfoil sections and winglets.
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Compared to the G-1159 Gulfstream II, the wing has 6 ft (1.8 m) more span and 5 ft (1.5 m) winglets added.
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