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{{Short description|Long-range, large business jet}}
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{{Infobox aircraft
| name = Gulfstream V <br /> C-37A
| image = File:1998 Gulfstream G-V (N9102).png
| caption = 
| type = [[Business jet]]
| national_origin = [[United States]]
| manufacturer = [[Gulfstream Aerospace]]
| designer = 
| first_flight = November 28, 1995<ref name="gs_hist"/>
| introduction = June 1997<ref name="gs_hist"/>
| retired = 
| status = In service
| primary_user = [[United States Air Force]]
| more_users = [[United States Coast Guard]] <br />[[United States Navy]] <!-- <br /> fourth largest user here  -->  <!--Limit is THREE (3) in 'more users' field. Please separate with <br />.-->
| produced = 
| number_built = 193<ref name="2012-05-13PR"/>
| developed_from = [[Gulfstream IV]]
| developed_into = [[Gulfstream G550]]
}}

The '''Gulfstream V''' (Model '''GV''', pronounced "G-five") is a large, long-range [[business jet]] aircraft produced by [[Gulfstream Aerospace]], derived from the previous [[Gulfstream IV]]. With a maximum speed of {{cvt|0.885|Mach|altitude_ft=51000|kn km/h|0}}, and an altitude up to {{convert|51,000|feet|m}}, with a range of {{cvt|6,500|nmi|km}}. It typically accommodates four crew and 14 passengers. It first flew on November 28, 1995, and entered service in June 1997.<ref name="gs_hist">{{cite web |url= http://www.gulfstream.com/history/ |title= Gulfstream History |publisher= Gulfstream |access-date= 2007-11-19 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071201055930/http://www.gulfstream.com/history/ |archive-date= 2007-12-01 |url-status= dead }}</ref> It is used by the US military under the designation '''C-37A'''.<ref name="DoD 4120L">{{cite web |url= http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/412015l.pdf |title= Model Designation of Military Aerospace Vehicles |publisher= [[United States Department of Defense|DoD]] |date= 12 May 2004 |access-date= 21 April 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071025181044/http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/412015l.pdf |archive-date= 25 October 2007 |url-status= dead }}</ref> It was followed by an improved version, the [[Gulfstream 550]] (Model GV-SP).

==Development==
[[File:NASA GulfstreamV in wind tunnel.jpg|thumb|Model in wind tunnel]]

In the early 1990s, the Gulfstream V (GV) was developed as a response to the [[Bombardier Global Express]].<ref name=BCA24dec2018/>
It was certified on April 11, 1997.<ref name= typeCert>{{cite web |url= http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/2d504046f9657ec386257f610074fcfb/$FILE/A12EA_Rev46.pdf |title= Type Certificate date Sheet NO. A12EA, revision 46 |publisher= FAA |date= February 22, 2016 |access-date= June 22, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161115025943/http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/2d504046f9657ec386257f610074fcfb/$FILE/A12EA_Rev46.pdf |archive-date= November 15, 2016 |url-status= live }}</ref>
Capable of flying up to {{convert|6,500|nmi|km|abbr=on}}, it rolled out in 1995 and was Gulfstream's first ultra-long range business jet. Total production of the Gulfstream V was 193 aircraft.<ref name="2012-05-13PR">{{cite press release |url= http://gulfstreamnews.com/news/gulfstream-v-fleet-achieves-one-million-flight-hours |title= Gulfstream V Fleet Achieves 1 Million Flight Hours |date= May 13, 2012 |publisher= gulfstream |access-date= June 22, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160810160338/http://gulfstreamnews.com/news/gulfstream-v-fleet-achieves-one-million-flight-hours |archive-date= August 10, 2016 |url-status= live }}</ref>
By 2018, 1997-1999 Gulfstream GVs were trading at $8.8-10.25 million.<ref name=AINdec2018>{{cite magazine |url= https://www.ainonline.com/sites/default/files/full-issues/ain_1218.pdf |title= For many models, market hitting the apex |magazine= Aviation International News |author= Mark Huber |date= December 2018 |pages= 20–21, 24 |access-date= 2018-12-27 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181227181555/https://www.ainonline.com/sites/default/files/full-issues/ain_1218.pdf |archive-date= 2018-12-27 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
By 2019, a GV was worth around $10 million: below $6 million for high time aircraft, up to $13 million for a late model low-time aircraft.<ref name=BCA24dec2018/>

==Design==
The engines are now [[Rolls-Royce BR700]]-710A1-10 with increased thrust, a higher bypass ratio, and [[Full Authority Digital Engine Control]]s (FADEC).<!--ref name= typeCert--> Operating ceiling increased from {{cvt|45,000|to|51,000|ft|m}}.<!--ref name= typeCert--> It has thrust reversers and composite flight control surfaces.<!--ref name= typeCert--> The horizontal tail area is 30% larger, wingspan increased from {{cvt|74.6|to|93.5|ft|}}, and the fuselage is lengthened by {{convert|5|ft|m|abbr=on}} forward of the main entry door, and by {{cvt|2|ft|cm}} aft of the wing.<!--ref name= typeCert--> Maximum takeoff and landing weights are increased by 15%.<ref name= typeCert/>

It has a new semi [[supercritical airfoil|supercritical]] wing with a fuel capacity of {{cvt|41,000|lb|t}} which is {{cvt|12000|lb|t}} more than the G-IV.<!--ref name=BCA24dec2018-->
The three zone cabin is similar to the G-IV, but smaller than the Global Express, while its dispatch reliability, cabin noise and [[fuel efficiency]] compare favourably against its competitors of the same era.<!--ref name=BCA24dec2018-->
Compared to the comparably priced Global Express, the GV offers more range and is more [[fuel economy in aircraft|fuel efficient]] while the Bombardier offers better runway performance, a larger cabin and a softer ride.<!--ref name=BCA24dec2018-->
The BR710 overhaul comes due at 8,000 hours or 10 years  and costs $1.25 million per engine.<ref name=BCA24dec2018>{{cite news |url= https://aviationweek.com/business-aviation/gulfstream-v-tokyo-new-york-range-10-million |title= Gulfstream V: Tokyo To New York Range For $10 Million |date= Dec 24, 2018 |author= Fred George |work= Business & Commercial Aviation}}</ref>

==Variants==
[[File:United States Coast Guard C-37A.jpg|thumb|USCG C-37A in flight]]
;G-V
:Production aircraft powered by two BMW-Rolls-Royce 700-710A1-10 engines.
;C-37A
:United States military designation for the G-V aircraft.<ref name=C37A>{{cite web |url= https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104570/c-37ab/ |title= C-37A |publisher= US Air Force |date= May 12, 2003 |access-date= July 22, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160820043839/http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/224/Article/104570/c-37a.aspx |archive-date= August 20, 2016 |url-status= live }}</ref>

==Operators==
[[File:Gulfstream Aerospace G-V Gulfstream V AN1027943.jpg|thumb|On ramp, Gulfstream V fuselage with six windows]]

===Civil operators===
The majority of G-Vs are operated by corporate and individual owners. [[Mark Cuban]] paid $40 million for a Gulfstream V in October 1999, earning a Guinness Record of "largest single e-commerce transaction". [[Steve Jobs]] received a Gulfstream V as compensation from Apple in 2000.<ref>{{cite press release |url= https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2000/01/19Apple-Board-of-Directors-Announces-CEO-Compensation.html |title= Apple Board of Directors Announces CEO Compensation |date= January 19, 2000 |publisher= Apple |access-date= September 9, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160828191419/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2000/01/19Apple-Board-of-Directors-Announces-CEO-Compensation.html |archive-date= August 28, 2016 |url-status= live }}</ref>

===Government and military operators===

{{DZA}}
* [[Algerian Air Force]] operates the Gulfstream V for VIP transport

'''{{GRC}}'''
* [[Hellenic Air Force]] operates one Gulfstream V for VIP transport.

[[File:Hatzerim 280616 Nachshon 01.jpg|thumb|Israeli SEMA [[Gulfstream G550]] inflight]]

;{{ISR}}
* A Special Electronic Mission Aircraft (SEMA), based on a highly modified Gulfstream G-V aircraft, was delivered to the [[Ministry of Defense (Israel)|Israeli Ministry of Defense]] in June 2005.<ref>{{cite press release |url= http://gulfstreamnews.com/news/gulfstream-special-electronic-mission-aircraft-delivered-to-israeli-ministry-of-defense |title= Gulfstream Special Electronic Mission Aircraft Delivered to Israeli Ministry of Defense |publisher= Gulfstream |date= 14 June 2005 |access-date= 23 July 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160818224656/http://gulfstreamnews.com/news/gulfstream-special-electronic-mission-aircraft-delivered-to-israeli-ministry-of-defense |archive-date= 18 August 2016 |url-status= live }}</ref>
;{{ITA}}
* [[Italian Air Force]] operates two G550-based AEW&C systems ([[IAI EL/W-2085]]).<ref>http://defense-update.com/20120719_israel-italy-arms-deal {{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The first aircraft was delivered on 19 December 2016.<ref>[http://www.janes.com/article/66358/italy-receives-first-of-two-g550-caew-aircraft-from-israel Italy receives first of two G550 CAEW aircraft from Israel] IHS Jane's 360</ref> The second aircraft was delivered on 23 January 2018.<ref>[https://www.flightglobal.com/italy-receives-second-g550-for-aew-duties/126807.article] Italy receives second G550 for AEW duties</ref>
;{{SIN}}
* [[Singapore Air Force]] operates four G550-based AEW&C systems ([[IAI EL/W-2085]]).<ref>https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htecm/20070426.aspx Singapore to get new AWACS</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mindef.gov.sg/oms/imindef/news_and_events/nr/2009/feb/19feb09_nr.html|title=File Not Found|website=www.mindef.gov.sg|accessdate=2 January 2019}}</ref>
;{{JPN}}
* [[Japan Coast Guard]] received the sole C-37A on January 17, 2005.<ref>{{cite press release |url= http://gulfstreamnews.com/news/gulfstream-aerospace-delivers-four-special-missionaircraft-and-receives-order-for-one-more-in-1q05 |title= Gulfstream Delivers Four Special Mission Aircraft And Receives Order For One More In 1Q05 |publisher= Gulfstream |date= April 21, 2005 |access-date= July 23, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160818205502/http://gulfstreamnews.com/news/gulfstream-aerospace-delivers-four-special-missionaircraft-and-receives-order-for-one-more-in-1q05 |archive-date= August 18, 2016 |url-status= live }}</ref> Dubbed "Umi Washi" (Sea Eagle), the aircraft will be operated by the JCG for maritime surveillance search and rescue. The second aircraft was delivered in mid-2005.
;{{KUW}}
* The [[State of Kuwait]] operates a G-V aircraft<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.airliners.net/photo/State-of-Kuwait/Gulfstream-Aerospace-G-V-Gulfstream-V/965713 |title= Gulfstream Aerospace G-V Gulfstream V - State of Kuwait |publisher= [[Airliners.net]] |access-date= 2016-07-23 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160907090030/http://www.airliners.net/photo/State-of-Kuwait/Gulfstream-Aerospace-G-V-Gulfstream-V/965713 |archive-date= 2016-09-07 |url-status= live }}</ref> in a transport role for the royal family.
;{{KSA}}
* Saudi Arabia operates two GVs in a [[medevac]] configuration.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.airliners.net/photo/Saudi-Medevac/Gulfstream-Aerospace-G-V-Gulfstream-V/1247907 |title= Gulfstream Aerospace G-V Gulfstream V - Saudi Medevac |publisher= [[Airliners.net]] |access-date= 2016-07-23 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160907102817/http://www.airliners.net/photo/Saudi-Medevac/Gulfstream-Aerospace-G-V-Gulfstream-V/1247907 |archive-date= 2016-09-07 |url-status= live }}</ref>
;{{USA}}
[[File:And-c-37a-89aw.jpg|thumb|U.S. Air Force C-37A in VIP [[aircraft livery|livery]] ]]

The 89th Airlift Wing's 99th Airlift Squadron, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, operates four C-37As. The 6th Air Mobility Wing's 310th Airlift Squadron, [[MacDill Air Force Base]], Florida operates three C-37As. The 15th Airlift Wing's 65th Airlift Squadron, [[Hickam Air Force Base]], Hawaii operates one C-37A.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/128913/c-37a-arrives-at-hickam-afb/ |title= C-37A arrives at Hickam AFB |date= November 29, 2006 |publisher= U.S. Air Force |access-date= July 23, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160818040552/http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Article/128913/c-37a-arrives-at-hickam-afb.aspx |archive-date= August 18, 2016 |url-status= live }}</ref> The 86th Airlift Wing's 76th Airlift Squadron, [[Ramstein Air Base]], Germany has two C-37As. The Executive Transport Detachment Pacific, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii operates one C-37A. The United States Army Priority Air Transport Det. (USAPAT), Andrews AFB, MD, operates two C-37As.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}

On March 11, 2005, Gulfstream delivered an ultra-long-range G-V to the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The aircraft—known as the [[High-performance, Instrumented Airborne Platform for Environmental Research]] (HIAPER), based in [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]], Colorado, is being used by environmental and atmospheric scientists from both public and private research facilities.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.eol.ucar.edu/observing_facilities/hiaper-gulfstream-gv |title= HIAPER Gulfstream GV |publisher= National Center for Atmospheric Research |access-date= 2016-07-23 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160713044825/https://www.eol.ucar.edu/observing_facilities/hiaper-gulfstream-gv |archive-date= 2016-07-13 |url-status= live }}</ref> The GV was chosen by NCAR for its exceptionally high cruising altitude, long range, endurance, payload, reliability, and low operating costs, as well as worldwide product support.<ref>{{cite press release |url= http://gulfstreamnews.com/news/gulfstream-aerospace-delivers-four-special-missionaircraft-and-receives-order-for-one-more-in-1q05 |title= Gulfstream Delivers Four Special Mission Aircraft And Receives Order For One More In 1Q05 |date= April 21, 2005 |publisher= Gulfstream |access-date= July 23, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160818205502/http://gulfstreamnews.com/news/gulfstream-aerospace-delivers-four-special-missionaircraft-and-receives-order-for-one-more-in-1q05 |archive-date= August 18, 2016 |url-status= live }}</ref> The HIAPER Gulfstream V is modified to accept wing/pylon mounted instrumentation.
* [[United States Air Force]] operates the C-37A as command/executive transport
* [[United States Army]] operates the C-37A as command/executive transport; 2 as of January 2025<ref name="Military Balance 2025">{{cite book |title=The Military Balance |date=2025 |publisher=[[International Institute for Strategic Studies]] |isbn=978-1-041-04967-8}}</ref>{{rp|37}}
* [[United States Marine Corps]] operates the C-37A as command/executive transport
* [[United States Navy]] operates the C-37A as command/executive transport<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=1100&tid=462&ct=1 |publisher= U.S. Navy |title= C-37A (Gulfstream V) and C-37B (Gulfstream 550) |access-date= 2007-10-15 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071112215206/http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=1100&tid=462&ct=1 |archive-date= 2007-11-12 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
* [[United States Coast Guard]] operates one C-37A and one C-37B for executive transportation of the [[United States Secretary of Homeland Security|Secretary of Homeland Security]] and the [[Coast Guard Commandant]] as of June 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg7/cg711/c37a.asp |title= C-37A: Gulfstream V |publisher= United States Coast Guard |work= Office of Aviation Forces |date= January 26, 2012 |access-date= May 9, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120417233819/http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg7/cg711/c37a.asp |archive-date= April 17, 2012 |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Coast Guard accepts new C-37B long range command and control aircraft |url=https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Acquisitions-CG-9/Newsroom/Latest-Acquisition-News/Article/3084688/coast-guard-accepts-new-c-37b-long-range-command-and-control-aircraft/ |agency=U.S. Coast Guard |publisher=Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil |date=6 July 2022}}</ref>
* [[Federal Aviation Administration]] operates one Gulfstream G-IV with tail number N1.
* [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] & [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]] operate one Gulfstream G-V.
* [[Federal Emergency Management Agency]] operates one Gulfstream G-V for team transport in disaster response.
* [[National Center for Atmospheric Research]] operates one Gulfstream G-V for scientific research.
* The [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] operates one Gulfstream G-V (N95NA) at the [[Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center]] which takes part in research flights as well as to transport NASA astronauts returning from the [[International Space Station]] back to the JSC in Houston upon their landing in [[Kazakhstan]].

==Specifications==
[[File:Gulfstream V from below (cropped).jpg|thumb|Viewed from below]]
[[File:Gulfstream Aerospace G-V Gulfstream V AN1547227.jpg|thumb|Front view]]

{{Aircraft specs
|ref=[[High-performance Instrumented Airborne Platform for Environmental Research|HIAPER]] GV Brochure<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.eol.ucar.edu/system/files/brochures/observing_facility/HIAPER/HIAPER_Brochure.pdf |title= Gulfstream GV Brochure |publisher= [[High-performance Instrumented Airborne Platform for Environmental Research|HIAPER]] |access-date= 2016-07-22 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160525120956/https://www.eol.ucar.edu/system/files/brochures/observing_facility/HIAPER/HIAPER_Brochure.pdf |archive-date= 2016-05-25 |url-status= live }}</ref>
|prime units?=imp<!-- imp or kts first for US aircraft, and UK aircraft pre-metrification,
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<!-- General characteristics -->
|crew=2
|capacity=15–19<ref name=airliners/>
|length ft=96.4
|span ft=93.45
|height ft=26.85
|wing area sqft=1,137
|wing area note=<ref name=airliners>{{cite web |url= http://www.airliners.net/aircraft-data/gulfstream-aerospace-g-v-gulfstream-v/239 |title= Gulfstream aerospace G-V Gulfstream V |publisher= [[Airliners.net]] |access-date= 2016-07-22 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160701010632/http://www.airliners.net/aircraft-data/gulfstream-aerospace-g-v-gulfstream-v/239 |archive-date= 2016-07-01 |url-status= live }}</ref>
|aspect ratio={{#expr:93.45/(1137/93.45)round2}}
|airfoil=
|empty weight lb={{#expr:54500-8300}} <!-- EW = MZFW - PL -->
|empty weight note=, Basic Operating Weight with 4 crew : {{convert|46,800|lbs|kg|0}}<ref name=airliners/>
|max takeoff weight lb=90,500
|more general=
* '''Maximum Landing Weight :''' {{convert|75,300|lbs|kg}}
* '''Maximum Zero Fuel Weight :''' {{convert|54,500|lbs|kg}}
* '''Maximum Fuel Load :''' {{convert|41,300|lbs|kg}}
* '''Maximum Payload :''' {{convert|8,300|lbs|kg}}
* '''Payload w/ Max Fuel :''' {{convert|3,400|lbs|kg}}
* '''Cabin Length :''' {{convert|43.92|feet|m}}
* '''Cabin floor Width :''' {{convert|5.25|feet|m}}
* '''Cabin Height :''' {{convert|6.17|feet|m}}

<!-- Powerplant -->
|eng1 number=2
|eng1 name=[[Rolls-Royce BR710]]A1-10
|eng1 type=turbofan
|eng1 lbf=14,750
|eng1 note=<ref name=typeCert/>

<!-- Performance -->
|max speed mach=0.88
|range nmi= 6500
|range note=,<ref name="2012-05-13PR"/> long range cruise with 4 crew, 8 passengers<ref name=airliners/>
|endurance=14hr 28min<ref name=airliners/>
|ceiling ft= 51,000
|more performance=
* '''Cruise speed :''' {{convert|0.83|Mach|altitude_ft=51000|km/h|0}}
* '''Normal cruise range :''' {{convert|5,500|nmi|km|0}}, with 5 crew, 12 passengers<ref name=C37A/>
* '''Takeoff distance MTOW, ISA, SL :''' {{convert|6,100|feet|m}}
* '''Climb rate :''' {{convert|4188|ft/min|m/s}}<ref name=airliners/>
* '''Ceiling :''' {{convert|51,000|ft|m}}<ref name=airliners/>
|avionics=
}}

==See also==
{{Aircontent
|see also=
|related=
* [[Gulfstream IV]]
* [[Gulfstream G550]]
|similar aircraft=
* [[Airbus Corporate Jets]]
* [[Boeing Business Jet]]
* [[Bombardier Global Express]]
* [[Dassault Falcon 7X]]
|lists=
}}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Commons and category|Gulfstream V}}
* {{cite web |url= http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/c-37.htm |title= C-37A Gulfstream V |publisher= globalsecurity.org}}

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