HALO Gulfstream G550 technical data

Length: 31 metres (including 1.6 metre nose boom)
Height: 7.9 metres
Wingspan: 28.5 metres
Cabin length: 11 metres
Cabin width: 2.24 metres
Cabin height: 1.88 metres
Seating capacity: 19 (normally 3 crew members and 5 to 8 scientists
and engineers, depending on the instrumentation)
Empty weight: 22.23 tonnes (49,000 pounds)
Take-off weight: 41.28 tonnes (91,000 pounds) maximum
Propulsion: two Rolls-Royce BR710 engines
Thrust: 2 x 68.4 kilonewtons (15,400 pounds)
Range: over 8000 kilometres, depending on the mission profile
and payload
Flight altitude: maximum 15.5 kilometres (51,000 feet)
Speed: maximum 340 KCAS / Mach 0.885 / 1054 kilometres per hour
Fuel capacity: 18.73 tonnes (41,300 pounds)
Original purpose: Business jet, military usage
DLR Flight Facility: Oberpfaffenhofen

 

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Modifications - from business jet to research aircraft

Modifications - from business jet to research aircraft

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