Grumman GULFSTREAM I, or G-159, was a double turbocharged aircraft that fled on August 14, 1958. Grumman Aircraft Engineering saw that there was a request on a Work plane This was comfortable and effective and will suit the commercial aviation market. They also considered that it could be used as a regional plane. Two hundred planes were built between 1959 and 1969, but how they did GULFSTREAM I am developing?
First days
It was originally planned from Grumman Widgeon to develop it to become a work plane, but instead, Grumman Aircraft decided a turbine variable for the Rolls-Royce Dart engine. After studying the project more, they then decided that a space was needed to stand in the cabin and the low wing was necessary.
GULFSTREAM Aerospace Corporation is now synonymous with the production of private aircraft. In the fifties of the last century, the company, then known as Grumman Aircraft Engineering Company, was a defense manufacturer known for its military plane. When seeing a place in the market, Grumman launched the “GULFSTREAM” project, reflecting the strength, speed and endurance of the Gulf.
In June 1957, the G-159 design was completed, and Grumman began selling it for $ 10,000. On August 14, 1958, the first plane with N7o1G registration, which was now called GULFSTREAM I, took off from Bethpage in New York. On May 2, 1959, the plane obtained a federal aviation management certificate (FAA).
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Air the plane
The plane is a low -wing capoli plane with an aluminum aluminum aluminum body. Its low -wing design and relatively clean lines contributed to the capabilities and speed. It is backed by two engines of Rolls-Royce Dart engines with a firm feather fans of four blade. The engines were known for their reliability and efficiency and produced from 2,110 to 2,190 hp.
GULFSTREAM I has three -biking biking equipment with dual wheels on the nose equipment. It is also equipped with an APU, allowing independent and using air conditioning on the ground. The plane had a hydraulic staircase to enter and go out. The plane can take 24 passengers in a standard or eight configuration in an executive composition, although most of them are provided with between 10 and 12 seats.
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The plane can fly to Mach 0.54 or 348 miles per hour. The maximum roof is 30,000 feet, although it was commonly long at a height of about 25,000 feet. It was the first accredited to transporting the US double companies to trips at an altitude of 30,000 feet. GULFSTREAM I contains a range of 2000 nautical miles, 2200 miles, or 3,704 km.
GULFSTREAM I can work from shorter runways and access to smaller airports, making them very flexible. It has made fuel efficiency and low operating costs are common in operators. The distinctive oval windows were clear in the original design of the GULFSTREAM I. The cabin was spacious, pressure and sound resistance, and there was a sent board, and an entertainment system.
The cockpit was characterized by a comprehensive warning system that allowed pilots to determine the source of the system’s failure quickly through the main warning lamps and a lit packet. This was relatively advanced to the aircraft at the time.
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Aircraft specifications
(Data from a gene aircraft around the world 1965-1966)
General characteristics
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The crew: 2
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Capacity: 10-24 traveler / 4,270 lbs (1,937 kg) the maximum load
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Length: 63 feet 9 in (19.43 m)
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Wingspan: 78 feet 6 in (23.93 m)
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Height: 22 feet 9 inches (6.93 m)
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Wing area: 610.3 square feet (56.70 m 2)
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The proportion of the width to the height: 10
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Airfoil: Root: NACA 63A-214; Advice: NACA 63A-314
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Empty weight: 21,900 pounds (9,934 kg) equipped
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The maximum fuel weight: 26,170 pounds (11,871 kg)
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Max Touching Weight: 35,100 LB (15,921 kg)
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The maximum decline weight: 33,600 pounds (15241 kg)
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Fuel capacity: 1550 Americans (1,290.6 IMP Gal; 5,867.4 liters) in integrated wing tank
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PowerPlant: 2 x Rolls-Royce Dart MK.529 or MK.529-8E TurboproP, 2,190 SHP (1,630 KW) all equivalent
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Futures: Rotol fans fixed 4 full blades
performance
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Speed of cruises: 348 miles per hour (560 km/h, 302 km) with a maximum, at an altitude of 25,000 feet (7600 meters) in MTOW 288 miles per hour (250 km); 463 km/h) an economic trip, at an altitude of 25,000 feet (7,600 m) in MTOW
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Speed speed: 128 miles per hour (111 kilometers; 206 km/h)
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The range: 2,540 miles (4,090 km, 2,210 nm) with the maximum. Fuel, 2,740 pounds (1,243 kg) load, 45 minutes suspension, 200 miles (174 nm; 322 km)
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Service ceiling: 33,600 feet (10200 meters)
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Climbing rate: 1900 feet/min (9.7 m/s)
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Wing download: 57.2 pounds/square foot (279 kg/m2)
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Bay: 2550 feet (777 m)
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Bay to 50 feet (15 m): 2,875 feet (876 m)
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Landing: 1525 feet (465 m)
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Distance from 50 feet (15 m): 2,125 feet (648 m)
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FAA: 4,350 feet (1,326 m) length
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FAA lower length: 4000 feet (1,219 m)
Military use
GULFSTREAM I was completed in the 1963 Coast Guard in the United States. It was scheduled to be used in the executive transport and was given the appointment of VC-4A. This plane was later moved to the Coast Guard City Elizabeth City in 1983. Later, it was used as a logistical plane until 2001 before its retirement in 2002.
In 2001, NASA transferred GULFSTREAM I to the Coast Guard in the United States, which brought it back to NASA in 2004. The US Space Agency was running seven GULFSTREAM I to transport employees and equipment between its various centers and contracting facilities, and support the space program.
The US Navy has also planned to receive two GULFSTREAM I to use it as coaches or transport purposes (T-41A and TC-4B); However, they decided not to follow up. In 1966, they decided to buy nine navigation coaches (TC-4C), which were used to train bombs/navigators on the A-6 intruder.
Regional version?
There was also an extended version of GULFSTREAM I or G-159C, which was about 10.7 feet. This has been developed by GULFSTREAM CORPORORATORATIONAL to use as a regional airline that could reach 38 passengers. Five aircraft were delivered, and they were first operated by Air North and Chaparral Airlines, which was conducted on behalf of the American Eagle. The original GULFSTREAM is turned on by Royale Airlines in the composition of continental communication passengers.
Phoenix Air in the United States used the plane for charter operations, specialized missions, and sometimes military support. Bonanza Air Lines and SCENIC AIR also used GULFSTREAM I. Peregrine Air Services in the United Kingdom, which was working on behalf of British Airways and air carriers all over the world, which was running as a passenger plane. Other operators of Provence in France, Gabon Express, included seven air in Spain, and the UK Airlines.
Other factors
It is worth noting that the GULFSTREAM company that Walt Disney bought in 1964. It is now displayed at the Palm Springs Air after its retirement in 1992. The plane recorded 20,000 hours flight and 8800 flights and carried many famous faces, including Ronald Reagan, Richard Dixon, and Julie Andrewroz. The name “Mouse” was.
One of the GULFSTREAM that I used unusually was used as a broadcasting pastula to a TV station near Cuba from 2006 to 2013. Ford Motor was also GULFSTREAM I in the 1970s and eighties to transport the executives in Brazil. Most of 200 GULFSTREAM were produced by private sector owners or companies and companies operators. A number of aircraft have been operated by regional airlines, military agencies, Y and government agencies.
GULFSTREAM ID
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G-159 GULFSTREAM I (Executive aircraft)
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G-159C GULFSTREAM IC (regional plane)
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T-41A/TC-4C for the American Navy
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VC-4A US Coast Guard (VIP Transfer)
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TC-4B American Navy (Coach Airplane)
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TC-4C Academy of the American and Navy (Coach Airplane)
GULFSTREAM I Placement of all the GULFSTREAM models today. This includes its distinctive oval windows that were shown on GULFSTREAM I after he requested a larger window client for more vision abroad. The plane production stopped in 1969, to make way for the new GULFSTREAM II. Although production ends, there are still some planes flying in the early first decade of the twentieth century, a testimony of its reliability and strong nature.
It was one of the first commercial aircraft to be built for this purpose and that paved the way for GULFSTREAM Aerospace, which became one of the most manufacturers of aircraft in the world. The foundations were laid for all successful GULFSTREAM models in the future.
Now the impressive GULFSTREAM fleet currently has the G800, G700, G650/G650er, G600, G500, G400 and G280. GULFSTREAM has produced more than 2000 aircraft since 1958 and the introduction of GULFSTREAM I. It is a affiliate company for Generaral Dynamics since 1999 and specializes in developing, manufacturing and maintaining business aircraft. The company’s headquarters is located in Savana, Georgia.