The Gulfstream III represented a significant advancement in long-range business aviation, introducing factory-installed winglets to corporate jets for the first time in 1979. First flown in December 1979, it was a low-wing twin-engine turbofan aircraft that could carry 12-19 passengers with a range of 3,650 nautical miles. Measuring six feet longer in wingspan than its predecessor with distinctive winglets, the aircraft achieved cruise speeds of 577 mph at altitudes exceeding 40,000 feet. Gulfstream Aerospace produced 202 examples between 1979 and 1986 at their Savannah, Georgia facility.
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