Israel Aerospace Industries
IAI Galaxy
The IAI Galaxy extended the company’s business-jet range into a larger cabin and longer-range role. Twin Pratt & Whitney Canada engines, a swept wing and a spacious executive interior made it a different proposition from the compact Astra; it was subsequently renamed the Gulfstream G200.
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Aircraft profile
Development and lineage
- Manufacturer
- Israel Aerospace Industries
- Family
- IAI Galaxy
- Aircraft category
- Business Jet
- Propulsion
- Jet
Aircraft data
Key specifications
- Aircraft type
- Twin-engine super-midsize business jet
- Engines
- 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306A
- Takeoff thrust
- 6,040 lbf per engine
- Wingspan
- 17.71 m / 58.1 ft
- Fuselage length
- 18.35 m / 60.2 ft; fuselage dimension, not overall length
- Height
- 6.53 m / 21.4 ft
- Maximum operating altitude
- 45,000 ft
- Minimum flight crew
- 2 pilots
- Maximum certified passengers
- 19 with an approved interior; executive layouts typically use fewer seats
- Initial certification
- December 1998
- Later designation
- Gulfstream 200 / G200; same certified type design
Overview
Program history
IAI developed the Galaxy with a new fuselage, improved engines and a modified wing to address the super-midsize business-jet market. Initial certification came in December 1998. Its later Gulfstream 200 designation was a name change within the same certified aircraft design, connecting the Galaxy program directly with Gulfstream’s subsequent super-midsize product line.