The C-38 Courier, the Navy’s latest Test and Evaluation Support Aircraft, is a derivative Gulfstream G100 formerly known as the Astra SPX. This twin-engine jet is used as a test and evaluation chase aircraft for P-8A, E-2D, MQ-4C, E-6B and C-130 testing and as an airborne radar target. The Aircraft, specifically this one, is used by Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 20 (VX-20) based in NAS Patuxent River. After the D.C. Air National Guard retired their fleet of C-38As, 2 were transferred to the United States Navy.
Primary Function: Chase aircraft and airborne radar target
Date Deployed: 1997
Propulsion: 2x Honeywell TFE-731-40R Turbine engines
Length: 55 feet 7 inches (16.76 meters)
Wingspan: 52 feet 8 inches (15.85 meters)
Height: 18 feet 2 inches (5.54 meters)
Weight: Max. gross, takeoff: 24,645 pounds (11,179 kilograms)
Crew: Pilot, Co-Pilot
Passengers: 9
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Gulfstream G100 / IAI-1125 Astra SPX
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- Wingspan 58.1ft (17.7m)
- Length 62.1ft (18.9m)
- Height 22.0ft (6.7m)
- Empty Weight 19,020lbs (8,627kg)
- Loaded Weight 20,572lbs (9,331kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 6.554
- Wing Loading 63.9lbs/ft2 (312.2kg/m2)
- Wing Area 321.7ft2 (29.9m2)
- Drag Points 4415
Parts
- Number of Parts 101
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 530
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