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Gulfstream II / III family

The GII/GIII story, from first flight to lasting reputation

The early large-cabin Gulfstreams that established the company’s long-range business-jet formula.

Gulfstream II / III family is a partially retired business jet built by Gulfstream. It first flew in 1966, entered service in 1967, and went on to shape airline fleets, passenger journeys, and aviation memory.

First flight

1966

Service entry

1967

Seating band

10 to 19

Gulfstream II / III family is a partially retired business jet by Gulfstream, first flown in 1966 and introduced in 1967, with typical seating for 10 to 19 and range up to 3,650 nautical miles.

Its place in business aviation comes from the combination of mission capability, cabin layout, operator use, and the reasons buyers kept the type or moved to its successors.

Range band

3,650 nm

Notable operators

Corporate operators · Government fleets

Source stack

  • Official manufacturer product pages and brochures
  • FAA or EASA type certificate material
  • operator mission and cabin references

Variants

Representative variants

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Variant

Gulfstream III

Gulfstream III is a partially retired member of the Gulfstream II / III family, known for the later branch that made the early large-cabin Gulfstream silhouette globally familiar.

Range 3,650 nm · Entry 1980

Specifications

Current public facts

Manufacturer
Gulfstream
Program history
Class
Business jet
Aircraft category
First flight
1966-10-02
Program history
Service entry
1967
Operator records
Current status
Partially retired
Fleet references
Typical seating
10 to 19
Operator and cabin references
Range band
Up to 3,650 nm
Program literature
Cruise speed
459 kt
Planning data

Archive moments

Human context

The early Gulfstreams are remembered as the point where the category started to look mature: sweeping fuselages, real stand-up cabins, and serious range.
Business-aviation pages stay focused on engineering, cabin layout, and mission logic instead of celebrity shorthand or lifestyle fog.

Timeline

Program milestones

  1. 1966

    First flight

    The GII/GIII begins flight testing and establishes the public shape of the family.

  2. 1967

    Service entry

    The family enters passenger or executive service and begins building its operating footprint.

  3. Today

    Reduced but active

    Passenger or executive use continues in smaller numbers, making the family feel historical and current at the same time.

Related news

Editorial context

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Forum threads

Community memory

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