Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation is a producer of several models of jet

Jet aircraft

A jet aircraft is an aircraft propelled by jet engines. Jet aircraft generally fly much faster than propeller-powered aircraft and at higher altitudes – as high as . At these altitudes, jet engines achieve maximum efficiency over long distances. The engines in propeller-powered aircraft...

 aircraft

Aircraft

An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...

. Gulfstream has been a unit of General Dynamics

General Dynamics

General Dynamics Corporation is a U.S. defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2008 it is the fifth largest defense contractor in the world. Its headquarters are in West Falls Church , unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, in the Falls Church area.The company has...

 since 1999.
The company has produced more than 1,500 aircraft for corporate, government, private, and military customers around the world. As of 2010, more than one-quarter of Fortune 500 companies operate Gulfstream aircraft.
The Gulfstream brand first appeared in 1957, when Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp. completed the design for the turboprop

Turboprop

A turboprop engine is a type of turbine engine which drives an aircraft propeller using a reduction gear.The gas turbine is designed specifically for this application, with almost all of its output being used to drive the propeller...

-driven Gulfstream I

Grumman Gulfstream I

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, Grumman's first marketable business aircraft; up until this point Grumman was primarily known for its military aircraft production.