With the introduction of the G400 and the G800, Gulfstream's family (excluding the Israeli cousins) now includes 14 models and 22 brand names within eight generations. The following table depicts the evolution of an amazing product line that began in June 1957 with the approval to produce the Grumman G-159 Gulfstream turboprop.
Generation Model Brand Name (s) ICAO Code
1 G-159 Gulfstream I/I-C G159
2 G-1159 Gulfstream II/IITT GLF2
G-1159B Gulfstream IIB GLF2
3 G-1159A Gulfstream III GLF3
4 G-IV Gulfstream IV/IV-SP/G300/G400 GLF4
GIV-X Gulfstream G350/G450 GLF4
5 G-V Gulfstream V GLF5
GV-SP Gulfstream G500/G550 GLF5
6 GVI Gulfstream G650/G650ER GLF6
7 GVII-G400 Gulfstream G400 GA4C
GVII-G500 Gulfstream G500 GA5C
GVII-G600 Gulfstream G600 GA6C
8 GVIII-G700 Gulfstream G700 GA7C
GVIII-G800 Gulfstream G800 GA8C
This list does not include the G100, G150, G200 and G280 models that have been manufactured for Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation by Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. of Lod, Israel.
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