FOR $12 MILLION TO 14.5 MILLION, YOU CAN BUY A PRE-OWNED G280 that can fly four passengers 3,600 nm in the largest and quietest cabin in its class. In keeping with large-cabin Gulf-streams of its vintage, it typically cruises at Mach 0.80 to 0.82. It also delivers better fuel economy than any direct competitor. The G280's outward appearance indicates that it's related to the G200/Galaxy/Astra Ⅳ family, but it shares little in common other than its basic fuselage and a few systems. It has a scaled down G550 wing, best-in-class Honeywell HTF 7000-se-ries engines, a proper Gulfstream T-tail, trimmable horizontal stab and hybrid flight control system. Autothrottles and auto-brakes are standard. Options include HUD with infrared EVS camera, SVS PFDs, dual Honeywell Laseref Ⅵ IRSes, GoGo Biz and Inmarsat Swift Broadband connectivity. Later serial numbers are available with VIASAT KA-band SATCOM.Removing the G200's fuselage fuel tank made room in G280 to stretch the main cabin seating area by 8 in., widen the aft lavatory significantly and enlarge the aft baggage bay to 120 cu ft. Without that tank, the G280 provides full-time access to the baggage compartment through a door in the aft lavatory. The aircraft has a dropped aisle that increases overall cabin height in the center and widens available floor width. While the G280 is the only super midsize aircraft to have a dropped aisle, operators say their passengers don't object to it.
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