Gulfstream G-IV
The quicker of the two Gulfstream heavy jets, on the same cabin.
14–16
Passengers
904 km/h
Maximum speed
185 cm
Cabin height
Hot meals on request
Catering
1–2
Cabin attendant
Yes
Lavatory
Up to 17 bags
Baggage
Heavy Jet
Category
Set the two Gulfstreams in this class side by side and most of the specification is common ground: the same 541 in cabin, the same sixteen seats, the same 169 cu ft across seventeen bags. Where they part is pace and headroom. The G-IV runs to 488 kt against the G-450's 476, and gives up 130 nm of range and some cabin height — 72.8 in against the G-450's 74.4 — in exchange. For a charterer choosing between them that is a genuine decision rather than a generational upgrade — the older airframe is the faster one, and on a sector where arrival time drives the schedule that is the specification that shows.
The cabin is 87 in across and 72.8 in high, which is narrow for a heavy jet and long for one: a 541 in tube rather than a broad room. That shape suits a working configuration, and sixteen people in it are seated rather than gathered. Baggage is 169 cu ft, comfortable against the seat count. Production ended some years ago and the type now trades on condition and on the one figure that still leads its own family. Charterers who know the Gulfstream cabin and want it moving quickly, without paying for the G-450's extra reach they may not use, are usually looking at this aircraft.
The faster Gulfstream here
Quicker than the G-450
488 kt against 476 kt, on the identical 541 in cabin.
Sixteen seats and 169 cu ft
The same capacity and hold as the G-450 that followed it.
A long cabin, not a broad one
541 in at 87 in across — proportioned for working rather than gathering.