4 tons in a gulfstream 75 ?
Hmmmm I wonder why it crashed. /sarc
Aircraft Data
GULFSTREAM II
Weights
Ramp Weight LBS: 62,500
Take Off
Weight: 62,000
Landing
Weight: 58,500
Zero Fuel Weight: 42,000
BOW: 36,544
Fuel Cap/lbs/std. 28,300
Useful Load 25,956
Payload with Full Fuel 2,831
Maximum Payload 5,456
Max Range Full Fuel 3,680
NBAA IFR Fuel Reserves 3,445
Power Plant
Manufacturer R-R
Model SPEY 511-8
Thrust 11,400 LBS
I was wondering if that was a lot for a small jet of that size. That must be the equivalent of 6 Democrat senators, which is all that can fit in one of those. Must be the reason why Pelosi needed a jumbo jet.
Given the specs Old Professer posted, I'm wondering how it got off the ground. Should we really believe there were 4 tons aboard? Assuming they had a reasonable amount of fuel along for the ride, looks like they would have been close to double the maximum payload. I don't know anything about aviation, but are planes really designed so they can lift off with nearly twice the load they can safely fly with?