Gulfstream V

The Gulfstream V, model GV and pronounced G-five, is a large, long-range business jet built by Gulfstream Aerospace as a development of the Gulfstream IV. It was designed in the early 1990s in answer to the Bombardier Global Express and was Gulfstream's first ultra-long-range business jet, rolling out in 1995, first flying on 28 November 1995 and entering service in June 1997. Compared with its predecessor it has Rolls-Royce BR710 engines with full authority digital control, a larger wing of 93.5 feet span, a longer fuselage and a service ceiling raised from 45,000 to 51,000 feet. It can fly up to 6,500 nautical miles, and 193 were built before the improved Gulfstream G550 succeeded it in 2003. The United States military uses it as the C-37A, and a research version known as HIAPER serves the National Center for Atmospheric Research.