The Grumman Aerospace and Gulf Stream: American Gulf Stream III Case Study in Aircraft Design

Written by Grumman Aerospace Corporation and Gulfstream American Corporation engineers, this case study examines the ancestry of the Gulfstream III executive jet, the preliminary design studies and trade-offs, and detailed developments. COVER TITLE SECTION 1 DESIGN EVALUATION OF THE GULFSTREAM III - EXECUTIVE JET INTRODUCTION THE GULFSTREAM I THE GULFSTREAM II THE GULFSTREAM III SECTION 2 EARLY DEVELOPMENT AERODYNAMIC DEVELOPMENT THE NEXT AND FINAL STEP SECTION 3 INTRODUCTION PLAN GRUMMAN ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEM (GEMS) GROUND TESTS FLIGHT TEST