Description

The C-38 Courier, the Navy’s latest Test and Evaluation Support Aircraft, is a derivative Gulfstream G100 formerly known as the Astra SPX. The aircraft is utilized as an airborne radar target and chase aircraft. 

General Characteristics

Contractor: Gulfstream
Unit Cost: NA (Transferred from Air Force)
Propulsion: Two Honeywell TFE-731-40R Turbine
Length: 55 feet 7 inches (16.76 meters)
Height: (Tail Height) 18 feet 2 inches (5.54 meters)
Wingspan: 52 feet 8 inches (15.85 meters)
Weight: Max. gross, take-off: 24,645 lb (11,179 kilograms)
Airspeed: 464.9 knots (535 miles per hour)
Range: Max. 4,661 kilometers; 2,897 miles
Crew: Pilot and Co-Pilot