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Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G500

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The Gulfstream G500 is a large-cabin intercontinental jet with full fly-by-wire controls operated through active side-sticks — the first business aircraft to use them — and the company's signature oval windows. It carries up to nineteen passengers, typically twelve to thirteen, 5,300 nautical miles at 516 knots.

This is the top end of corporate aviation and is operated by flight departments rather than individuals: two or three crew, a dedicated hangar, and fixed costs before a single flight in the millions. What it buys is genuine intercontinental capability with a cabin altitude of 4,850 feet at 51,000, which passengers notice on a long flight. Gulfstream's product support network is consistently rated the best in business aviation, which is a real part of the value. Used values track delivery position and programme enrolment.

Variants of the Gulfstream G500 and G600 (GVII)

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What it is

Seats13
Landing geartricycle
Engines2
EnginePratt & Whitney PW814GA
Horsepower—
FuelJetA
Certification basisFAR25
Production start2018
Production endcurrent
Endorsements requiredmulti-engine

Performance

Cruise speed516 KTAS
Range5,300 nm
Service ceiling51,000 ft
Climb rate3,800 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)105 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft5,200 ft
Landing over 50 ft3,100 ft

Load and fuel

Seats13
Useful load36,600 lb
Full-fuel payload6,001 lb
Max takeoff weight79,600 lb
Empty weight43,000 lb
Usable fuel4,567 gal
Fuel burn at cruise380 gal/h

Cost of ownership

Price, low$35,000,000
Price, high$55,000,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO—
Overhaul cost, low$1,500,000
Overhaul cost, high$2,200,000

The fleet and its record

Registered, all time227
Active fleet197
Median year built2022.0
NTSB events, last 10 years0
Fatal events, last 10 years0
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years01
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active02
Ownership transfers, last 24 months39
Transfers per 100 active19.83
Airworthiness directives10
Directives, last 5 years6
Rate confidenceok
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 197 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 197 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 197 active.

Peer scores6

Peer classFixed wing multi-engine, turbo-fan, 2 engines, 7+ seats
Accident record—1
Severity—2
Access—3
Support5.9 of 104
Liquidity1.2 of 105
  1. Accident record: class median 1.23 · 42 models in class.
  2. Severity: class median 10.
  3. Access: class median 9,850.
  4. Support: class median 197.5.
  5. Liquidity: class median 32.81.
  6. Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories. When accident record and severity cannot be scored because the model has too few records, the other three give a partial score out of 30, labelled as such; it is never set against a full score.

Data as of: FAA registry Sep 28 · NTSB Oct 2 · ADs Oct 6 · scores Sep 30

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