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GENERAL	Model	GIV/SP	G450	GV	G550
VARIABLE COSTS (Hourly)	Fuel Expense	＄2,222.11	＄1,875.09	＄2,596.38	＄1,679.70
	Maint,Labor Expense	＄372.35	＄59.90	＄460.83	＄70.47
	Parts Expense	＄825.71	＄25.35	＄379.89	＄30.63
	Miscellaneous Trip Expense	＄402.11	＄402.11	＄445.59	＄445.94
	Total Variable	＄3,282.27	＄2,362.45	＄3,882.69	＄2,226.74

FIXED COSTS (Annual)	Hull Insurance	＄64,680	＄76,681	＄73,100	＄80,912
	Liability Insurance	＄29,000	＄29,000	＄29,000	＄29,000
	Hull Insurance per $100	＄0.22	＄0.22	＄0.17	＄0.17
	Liability Insurance Per $M	＄145	＄145	＄145	＄145
	Maint. Software Programs	＄9,229	＄9,229	＄9,229	＄9,229
	Miscellaneous services	＄11,916	＄11,614	＄16,996	＄16,996

PERIODIC COSTS	Mid-life/Hot section Insection	＄409,615	＄496,000	＄544,425	＄667,000
	Engine Overhaul	＄850,340	＄1,383,000	＄777,750	＄997,000
	Overhaul Interval	8,000t	12,000t or 0C	0C	7,000t or 0C
	Paint	＄153,300	＄127,100	＄183,300	＄183,300
	Interior Refurbishment	＄268,000	＄268,000	＄311,800	＄311,800
	Modem./Modif./Upgrade	＄61,800	＄61,800	＄70,100	＄70,100

PERSONNEL COSTS	Captain Salary	＄105,833	＄105,833	＄127,960	＄127,960
PERSONNEL COSTS	First Officer Salary	＄82,078	＄82,078	＄85,660	＄85,660

TRAINING	Pilot Initial (Per pilot	＄32,000	＄36,700	＄41,600	＄41,600
TRAINING	Maintenance Initial	＄11,400	＄11,500	＄18,500	＄12,500

FACILITIES(Annual)	Hangar/Office Lease Expense	＄144,664	＄144,664	＄147,075	＄147,075
FACILITIES(Annual)	Miscellaneous Office Expense	＄52,012	＄52,012	＄54,268	＄54,268

Manufacturer: Gulfstream Aero. Mode			G 450	G 550
Dimensions(ft)	External	Length	89.3	96.4
		Height	25.2	25.8
		Span	77.8	93.5
	Internal	Length(OA/Net)	45.1/37.0	50.1/42.6
		Height	6.2	6.2
		Width: Max/Floor	7.3/5.5	7.3/5.5
Baggage	Internal Cu.ft/lb		169/2,000	226/2,500
Baggage	External Cu.ft/lb		-/-	-/ -
Weights(lb)	Max Ramp		74,300	91,400
	Max Takeoff		73,900	91,000
	Max Landing		66,000	75,300
	Zero Fuel		49,000c	54,500c
Airport Performance	TOFL (SL elev., ISA temp.)		5,450	5,910
	TOFL (5,000’@25°C)		8,030	9,070
	Hot/High Weight Limit		73,900	91,000
	***A IFR Range		4,367	6,783
Ceilings(ft)	Certificated		45,000	51,000
	All-Engine Service		42,400	42,700
	Engine-Out Service		25,000	25,820
	Sea-Level Cabin		26,700	29,200
Cruise	Long Range	TAS	459	459
		Fuel Flow	2,585	2,563
		Altitude	FT450	FL 450
		Specific Range	0.187	0.179
	High Speed	TAS	476	488
		Fuel Flow	3,055	3,288
		Altitude	FL 410	FL 430
		Specific Range	0.156	0.151

Manufacturer: Gulfstream Aero. Mode			GIV / SP	G V
Configuration Weights(Ib)	Engines		2 RR Tay Mk.661-8	2RR BR700-710C4-11
	Power		13,850 Ib ea.	15,385 Ib ea.
	TBO		7,000	0C
	Seating		2+14/9	2+16/19
	Max Ramp		73,600	85,500
	BOW		42,840	47,800
	Usefu		30,760	37,700
	Max Fuel		29,280	34,939
Limits	Mmo		0.880	0.885
	Vmo		340	340
	Vfe(App.)		220	NA
	PSI		9.5	10.2
Cruise	Recommended	TAS	459﹡	459﹡
		FF	2,713﹡	2,416﹡
		FL	450	450﹡
	High Speed	TAS	480	488
		FF	3,429	2,922
		FL	410	430
	FR	nm	3,685﹡﹡	5,919﹡﹡
		Avg.Spd	473﹡﹡	451﹡﹡
		SR	0.16﹡﹡	0.185﹡﹡
Remarks		﹡Long range.		﹡﹡Long range.
		﹡﹡Max Payload.

With a total of over 1000 cabin-class examples built since 1968, Gulfstream is clearly the dominant player in the long-range and ultra-long-range arena. Gulfstreams enjoy the flexibility of interior layout that affords an owner a choice of forward or aft galleys. The forward galley configuration allows for greater privacy in the cabin during cruise, even though they are not as common as the aft galley configuration.

The Gulfstream signature oval windows induce greater ambient cabin light and enhance the cabin appeal. These jets place perennially in first place for service and support around the world and are very payload capable.

The earlier GIV’s were given a payload ( gross weight ) boost as a result of overly ambitious interior outfitting. However, the successor, the GIVSP, does not have any noticeable performance / range advantage.

Buyers could ( as a number of Aviatrade clients have done ) opt to acquire a GIV and re-outfit with a lightweight interior using materials / components that were not available in the late ’80’s. However, if vintage is an important consideration, the GIVSP later models ( and the GIVEP ) are preferred for their overall improvements.

The latest iteration, the G450, has later digital avionics that create more space forward of the cabin door and reduce basic weight. The G450 also has approximately 200-250nm additonal range, somewhere in the region of 9.5-9.75 hrs if flown properly.

The Gulfstream GV was the quantum leap in range capability in 1995 and has been succeeded by the G550 ( the GVSP was the previous model name of the G550 ). Oddly enough, although the GV is capable of some 13 hours non-stop, the average stage length for the GV is a mere 2.5 hours.

The G550 advances the GV capabilities and mirrors the same improvements as the G450 over the GIVSP. The tweaking of the range capability matches the competition but is not a significant improvement in terms of city pairs on a consistent basis.

The G650 will enter service in 2012. This latest Gulfstream offering will yet again raise the bar for avionics sophistication, cabin amenities and volume, performance and range in the ultra-long-range segment of the business aircraft marketplace.

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