Grumman Gulfstream I

Grumman Gulfstream I
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Gulfstream I
A USCG VC-4A Gulfstream I in flight, 1964
Role	Business aircraft
Manufacturer	Grumman
First flight	August 14, 1958
Number built	200
Variants	Grumman Gulfstream II

Grumman Gulfstream I is an American twin turboprop business aircraft. It first flew on August 14, 1958.

1 History
2 Specifications
3 Operators
- 3.1 Civilian Operators
- 3.2 Military Operators
4 See also
5 References

History

The United States military version for this plane is the C-4 Academe. The TC-4 is a version with added instruments and navigation. It was used by US Navy for bombadier/navigator training for the A-6 Intruder. A VC-4A variant was flown by the United States Coast Guard as an executive transport until the early 1980s. It was later used as a logistics and long-range command and control aircraft until 2001.^[1]

Specifications

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Wingspan: 23.9 m

Length: 19.4 m

Height: 6.8 m

Wing area: 56.7 m²

Empty wt: 9,930 kg

Takeoff wt: 15,920 kg

Max speed: 648 km

Cruise speed: 575 km

Landing speed: 135 km

Ceiling: 10,670 m

Climbing rate: 9.7 m/s

Takeoff roll: 635 m

Landing roll: 460 m

Range: 3780 km

Crew: 2

Payload: 10 - 24 passengers

Engines: 2 x Rolls-Royce plc Dart Mk 529 turboprop @ 2078 hp each

Operators

Civilian Operators

In August 2006 a total of 44 Grumman Gulfstream I aircraft remain in service. The major operator is Phoenix Air in the United States with 13 aircraft. Some 19 other airlines also operate the type.^[2]

Military Operators

References

^ "U. S. Coast Guard Aircraft Types list". USCG web site. Retrieved on 2006-12-27.
^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006

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