Gallery: Gulfstream Launches G400, G800 At Savannah Event

Gulfstream unveiled two new business jets amidst a live, concert-like event Oct. 4. with lights and video. Attendees, which included customers, suppliers, local government officials, employees and the media, waited during a countdown for the news. Credit: Molly McMillin/AviationWeek

Mark Burns, Gulfstream president, announced the G400 large jet, the first new entrant to its large-cabin class of aircraft in more than a decade. The aircraft is slotted between the super midsize G280 and the larger G500/G600. The aircraft’s base price is $34.5 million plus options. The aircraft is slated to enter service in 2025. Credit: Molly McMillin/AviationWeek

The new G400 will be powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW812 turbofans. It will fly 4,200 nm at a long-range cruise speed of Mach 0.85 with eight passengers, three crew and instrument flight rules fuel reserves. Credit: Molly McMillin/AviationWeek

Gulfstream offers three floor plans for the G400 with seating of up to nine, 11 or 12 passengers. Customers have a choice of up to 2.5 living areas. The aircraft includes a forward galley, 10 panoramic windows, an aft lavatory and optional forward lavatory and other amenities. Credit: Molly McMillin/AviationWeek

Mark Burns, Gulfstream’s president, unveiled a second business jet, the G800, a shorter-in-length but longer-in-range aircraft than the G700. The G800 will share the same high-speed wing and the winglet design as the G700 and will eventually replace the G650 large-cabin jet. Burns calls the G700, in the final months of FAA certification, the company’s "flagship" aircraft and the G800 its “capstone” of the fleet, he says. Credit: Molly McMillin

The G800, powered by Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 engines, will have a range of 8,000 nm at Mach 0.85 with eight passengers, four crew and IFR reserves. The aircraft, scheduled to enter service in 2023, is priced at $71.5 million plus options. The G800 will include a predictive landing performance system, dual head-up displays, an all-new combined vision system and active control sidesticks. Credit: Molly McMillin

Work is well underway on the G800. The first of three planned G800 test aircraft has been going through engine runs. Credit: Molly McMillin/AviationWeek

Gulfstream’s vision was to create a new family of aircraft, building off the success of each business jet. It also planned to take common features among them to make its manufacturing more precise and give customers a great deal of service capability with that commonality, such as common type ratings and features that make the aircraft more affordable and more cost-effective, Burns says. Credit: Molly McMillin/AviationWeek