{"id":488,"date":"2023-06-15T15:43:37","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T15:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thrusttech.com\/blog\/?p=488"},"modified":"2023-07-16T21:07:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T21:07:29","slug":"after-65-years-gulfstream-aerospace-still-enjoying-a-smooth-ascent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thrusttech.com\/blog\/after-65-years-gulfstream-aerospace-still-enjoying-a-smooth-ascent\/","title":{"rendered":"After 65 Years, Gulfstream Aerospace Still Enjoying a Smooth Ascent"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this ongoing series, Thrust Tech Accessories (TTA) shines a light on the many different aircraft types presently in service around the world. Join us as we explore the roles they play in the industries they serve and the challenges they may see in performing their important duties day-by-day, year-after-year, all across the globe.<\/em><\/p>\n

We also wish to underscore the key role that MROs like TTA play behind-the-scenes in providing overhaul, repair, and modification of engines and airframe accessory components that keep such aircraft flying properly, safely \u2013 and long into the future.<\/em><\/p>\n

Gulfstream Aerospace is an all-American Success Story<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n

Taking its first flight 65 years ago, Gulfstream\u2019s GI introduced the aviation world to \u201cthe purpose-built business aircraft.\u201d Accommodating up to 12 passengers, it could fly at up to Mach .54 speed and cruise at up to 30,000 feet with a range of 2,000 nautical miles.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe GI launched a new chapter in aviation history and ultimately more than 200 GI aircraft took to the skies,\u201d says Stanley Kowlessar, president and general manager, Thrust Tech Accessories (TTA), an FAA 145 and EASA Certified repair station provider of MRO services in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. \u201cIncredibly, some of those GIs \u2013 the first of which went into service in 1959 \u2013 still remain in service today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then in the mid-1960s, Gulfstream introduced the 16-passenger GII, which had a maximum speed of Mach .85, could fly at up to 45,000 feet and offered a 2,600-nautical-mile range. \u201cThe GII became the first business aircraft to cross the Atlantic Ocean,\u201d notes TTA\u2019s Kowlessar and \u201canother interesting factoid is that two GIIs were purchased by NASA to train Space Shuttle astronauts.\u201d<\/p>\n

A New Chapter in Business Aviation<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Opening the next Gulfstream chapter, the GIII took to the skies in 1979, and became the first business jet to fly over both poles. Introduced in 1985, the Gulfstream GIV revolutionized business aviation with its intercontinental range and advanced cockpit and cabin technology. That was followed a decade later by the ultralong-range Gulfstream GV.<\/p>\n

\u201cCertainly, a major step and exciting new chapter in the aircraft manufacturer\u2019s history was Gulfstream\u2019s acquisition by defense giant General Dynamics in 1999,\u201d notes Kowlessar. In addition, Gulfstream subsequently acquired Galaxy Aerospace and rebranded Galaxy\u2019s mid-sized aircraft as G100 and G200.<\/p>\n

In the early 2000s, the Gulfstream G550 revolutionized the pilot experience in business aviation and won the 2003 Robert J. Collier Trophy, North America\u2019s most prestigious award for technological achievement. That same year, the G450 also took to the skies \u2013 incorporating the G550\u2019s technological advances into the popular Gulfstream GIV airframe. Most notably on the sustainability front, the G550 was the first business aircraft to fly across the Atlantic using biofuels.<\/p>\n

In 2005, the eight-seat Gulfstream G150 flew for the first time, redefining the comfort and efficiency available in a mid-sized business jet. That also was the first business aircraft certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Stage 4 noise standards. Production of the G150 aircraft type ended in 2017, but many companies still operate those aircraft.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>An Expert Gulfstream Service Provider<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhatever Gulfstream airframe our customers operate, though, they can count on our expert MRO services and resources to keep their aircraft in tip-top shape,\u201d Kowlessar emphasizes. \u201cWe have an eye toward cost-effectiveness and time-sensitivity, which we know are important to owners and operators. Every moment an aircraft is out of service costs our customers money, and we work tirelessly to find the best MRO solutions possible to help avoid unnecessary ground time.\u201d<\/p>\n

TTA provides expert service on a wide variety of items for Gulfstreams from generators, valves, and emergency batteries to hydraulic pumps, ignition exciters, starters, and more. The most popular part numbers are the following:<\/p>\n