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LegacyDriver said:
I guess G is talking about the GV or G-750 or G-347 or whatever the hell the call those things. I am of course talking about the G-IV (or CE-402 or whatever it is called). Not enough size increase to notice for my money.
Gulfstream hasn't made a GIV in over two years, the last one was serial number 1499. There's been 36 G300/G400's roll down the line and 9 G450's since the last GIV.
Gulfstreams are made to accomodate the 95th percentile adult male (6'2"), as are Boeings and Airbuses, which begs the question, "If the Legacy/EMB135BJ is an airliner, why does it have only a 5'10" high cabin?"
LegacyDriver said:
But I'm 6'4" so I'd be crouching in a G-IV and throwing bags around in a tiny baggage area if I were so unlucky.......
6"4", by the way, is 97th percentile. There are some cockpits in the military you would be restricted from because of your excess height.
At your price point the logical Gulfstream product to compare the Legacy to is the IAI G200. However, logic doesn't seem to be your long suit as you insist on comparing the Legacy to large cabin Gulfstream's. As a refresher, I'll remind you of the least expensive large cabin Gulfstream, the G350, which we have previously discussed.
It cost $6.15 million more than the Legacy, but will retain 85% of it's value at resale. The cabin is at least 2.5 feet longer (depending on completion), 4 inches taller and 5 inches wider.
It costs $116 more an hour to operate, but cruises at speeds up to M 0.88 and will fly 3,800 nm at altitudes up to FL450. It will fly the maximum range of the Legacy at M 0.85. It's max payload is 62% greater than the Legacy's.
The G350 uses 15% less runway to fly 18% farther than the Legacy.
The G350's Rolls-Royce engine TBO is 12,000 hours, when comparing operating costs how does that compare to the AE3007's?
The G350 has the Planeview cockpit, the Legacy cockpit looks as if it hasn't been updated since Orville and Wilbur first conceived of making an airplane in the back of their bicycle shop.
I'd be crouching in a G-IV and throwing bags around in a tiny baggage area if I were so unlucky.......
Tell me again how much being a Legacy captain pays.
GV