Gulfstream Aerospace · Out of Production
Gulfstream III
The Gulfstream II’s successor, with a revised wing and winglets for longer missions.
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Aircraft profile
Development and lineage
- Manufacturer
- Gulfstream Aerospace
- Family
- Gulfstream III
- Aircraft category
- Business Jet
- Propulsion
- Jet
- Lifecycle
- Out of Production
- First flight
- 1979-12-02
- Entry into service
- 1980
- Production end
- 1987
Aircraft data
Key specifications
- PAX
- 14
- Crew
- 3
- Range
- 3,600 nm
- Max operating speed
- 378 KIAS
- Max ceiling
- 45,000 ft
- Engines
- 2
- Engine model
- Rolls-Royce Spey MK 511-8
- Thrust per engine
- 11,400 lbf
- MTOW
- 69,700 lbs
- Cabin height
- 73 in
- Cabin width
- 87 in
- Cabin length
- 495 in
- Cabin volume
- 1,501 cu ft
- Baggage volume
- 155 cu ft
- Overall length
- 83.1 ft
- Wingspan
- 77.8 ft
Overview
Selected lifecycle fields have been verified against Gulfstream's official history. Unresolved technical and commercial fields remain explicitly under review.
Program history
The Gulfstream III first flew in 1979, extending the earlier jet’s capabilities with a redesigned wing and winglets.