Gulfstream Peregrine 600

For the business jet of the same name, see Gulfstream Peregrine.
Peregrine 600
Peregrine in 1981
Role Military trainer
National origin United States of America
Manufacturer Gulfstream American
First flight 22 May 1981
Number built 1
Developed from Gulfstream American Hustler
Developed into Gulfstream Peregrine

The Gulfstream American Peregrine 600 was a military trainer aircraft developed in the United States in the early 1980s but which did not progress further than prototype stage. Developed from the company's Hustler business aircraft, the Peregrine shared the same wings, empennage and rear fuselage, but had a new forward fuselage with side-by-side seating for the pilot and instructor. The aircraft was developed as a contender in the United States Air Force's Next Generation Trainer program, but was ultimately passed over in favor of the Fairchild T-46. Attempts to market it to (at least) the air forces of Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and China also proved unsuccessful, and the project was canceled in 1985. The wing and rear fuselage design was incorporated in the Gulfstream Aerospace Peregrine business aircraft.[1]

Variants

Peregrine A
The Peregrine offered with side-by-side seating and a single 2,500 lbf (11 kN) Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 turbofan.[2]
Peregrine B
The Peregrine offered with tandem seating and two 1,500 lbf (7 kN) Williams WR44 turbofans.[2]

Specifications (Peregrine A)

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1982–83[2]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Related development


References

  1. ↑ Gulfstream Commander Fanjet 1500/Peregrine history retrieved on 16 January 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 Taylor, John W. R. (1983). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1982–83. London: Jane's Publishing Group. p. 384. ISBN 978-0710607485.

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