The Gulfstream II shares the same forward fuselage and cross section as the Gulfstream I. There are more differences than similarities.
In 1997, Gulfstream introduced a new era in the history of business aviation with the Gulfstream V, the world's first ultra-long range business jet. The Gulfstream V is the first civil aviation aircraft to be equipped with the FAA certified Gulfstream Enhanced Vision System. The Gulfstream V is powered by two Rolls-Royce BR710 turbofan engines and is able to travel non-stop for 6,500 nautical miles with speeds up to Mach 0.885. The cabin is a Gulfstream IV cabin that has been stretched five feet to make room for a crew rest area.
The Gulfstream G550 is a Gulfstream V with some significant improvements. It was unofficially known as the Gulfstream VSP prior to its baptism as the Gulfstream G550. In 1997, Gulfstream introduced a new era in the history of business aviation with the Gulfstream V. The Gulfstream 550 was introduced in 2002 as a part of Gulfstream's transformation of their product line. Founded in 1958, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics Corporation. The company has produced more than 1,300 aircraft for corporate, government, private and military customers around the world.
The Gulfstream G550 is powered by two Rolls-Royce BR710 turbofan engines and is able to travel non-stop for 6,750 nautical miles with speeds up to Mach 0.885. The cabin is a Gulfstream IV cabin that has been stretched five feet to make room for a crew rest area. The avionics suite is Honeywell's Plane View cockpit, an outgrowth of their Primus Epic architecture. Both the Gulfstream G500 and Gulfstream G550 have improvements in aerodynamics leading to reduced fuel burns compared to the Gulfstream V. The Gulfstream G550 gets the heads up display and enhanced vision system as a standard, while it is an option for the Gulfstream G500. The Gulfstream G550 Comes with a customizable cabin layout, has slightly different weights, greater range, and a higher base price compared to the Gulfstream G500. The Gulfstream G550 has been in production since 2003.
