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Gulfstream G280

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The three forward sections - wing carry through, rear and aft - are all aluminium.

The radome is glass epoxy with a Nomex core. The avionics bay doors are carbon fibre and Nomex. The tailcone bulkhead is titanium.

The fuselage is based on that of the G200 with the fuselage fuel tank deleted to increase interior space.

The T tail has sweptback surfaces and the transonic wing has winglets. Dual hydraulic systems actuate rudder and elevators, and two hydraulic accumulators support emergency braking and the parking brake.

It has tricycle type, retractable, trailing-link landing gear.

Lift type
Fixed wing
Construction
Factory-built
Control
Piloted
Engine type
Turbofan
Application
Business
Final assembly

Fleet facts business use worldwide · as at August 2026

In business use
323 aircraft
Production years
2001-2026
Average age
7.6 years
Main base countries
U.S.A. (256), Brazil (7), Canada (7), Mexico (7), China (4)

Figures cover the worldwide fleet in business use — airline and military examples are not included. Fleet data: Business Air News research.

Design & construction

Primary structure
Aluminium
Landing gear
Retractable tricycle
Ice protection
Bleed air
Pressurisation
Pressurised
Autopilot
3-axis + autoland
Avionics architecture
Integrated glass suite
Environmental control
Engine-bleed air-cycle
Wing position
Low
Planform
Swept
Tail
T-tail
Certification
Part 25
Minimum crew
2
Winglets / sharklets Standard Enhanced vision (EVS/EFVS) Option

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Gulfstream G2802005 / 2009Production: 22 (2025) GAMA: Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. Gulfstream 280. Twin-engine business jet.
Gulfstream G3002025 / 2025Production: 7 (2026) GAMA: Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G280. New generation variant with longest cabin in class and six-screen Harmony Flight Deck. In development, to replace Gulfstream G280.

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