AirCompAnalysisSept12_ACAn 21/08/2012 17:01 Page 2
AIRCRAFT COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BOMBARDIER GLOBAL 5000
TABLE A - ULTRA-LONG-RANGE MARKET SHARE ULTRA LONG RANGE BUSINESS JET MARKET YEARS MODEL IN OPERATION PRODUCED Gulfstream GV 192 1995-2002 Gulfstream G500 9 2004-Present Gulfstream G550 355 2003-Present Total 556 Global Express 148 1997-2006 Global 5000 116 2003-Present Global Express XRS 160 2004-Present Total 424 Dassault Falcon 7X 151 2007-Present Grand Total 1,131
MARKET SHARE %
49%
37% 13% 100%
Source: JETNET
TABLE B - PAYLOAD & RANGE
followed two years later by the Global Express. Today the ultra-long-range business jet market has exceeded 1,100 aircraft in operation. Table A (left) represents the Ultra-LongRange Aircraft Delivery market-share percentage. Currently Gulfstream (at 556 units) has a 49% share of the market, making it the market-share leader versus Bombardier’s 37% share (424 units) and Dassault Falcon’s 13% share. A combined total of 1,131 UltraLong-Range aircraft are currently in operation.
PAYLOAD AND RANGE The data contained in Table B (left) is published in the Business & Commercial Aviation (B&CA) May 2012 issue, and is also sourced from Conklin & de Decker. As we mentioned in past articles, a potential operator should focus on payload capability as a key factor. The G550’s ‘Available payload with Maximum Fuel’ at 2,500 lbs is more than twice that of the Global 5000 (1,120 lbs).
Model
MTOW (lb)
Max Fuel (lb)
Max Payload (lb)
Avail Payload w/Max Fuel (lb)
Max Fuel Range (nm)
Max P/L w/avail fuel Range (nm) VFR
Global 5000
87,700
36,000
5,170
1,120
4,954
4,958
CABIN VOLUME
5,767
However, according to Conklin & de Decker, the cabin volume of the G550 at 1,669 cubic feet is less than that of the Global 5000 (2,022 cubic feet) as represented in Chart A (left).
Gulfstream G550
91,000
6,600
41,000
6,950
2,500
DATA COURTESY OF CONKLIN & de DECKER, ORLEANS, MA, USA; JETNET; B&CA MAY 2012 & AUG 2012 OPERATIONS PLANNING GUIDE
POWERPLANT DETAILS CHART A - CABIN VOLUME
2,022
Global 5000
1,669
Gulfstream G550 0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
Cubic Feet
COST PER MILE COMPARISONS Using data published in the May 2012 B&CA Planning and Purchasing Handbook and the August 2012 B&CA Operations Planning Guide we will compare our aircraft. The nation-wide average Jet A fuel cost used from the August 2012 edition was $6.30 per gallon at press time, so for the sake of comparison we’ll chart the numbers as published. Note: Fuel price used from this source does not represent an average price for the year. Chart B (top, right) details ‘Cost per Mile’, and compares the Global 5000 to the G550 factoring direct costs, and with each aircraft flying a 1,000nm mission with a
TABLE C - FUEL USAGE Model
Fuel Usage (GPH)
Global 5000
558
G550
530
Source ACC - www.aircraftcostcalculator.com
48
WORLD AIRCRAFT SALES MAGAZINE – September 2012
The Global 5000 is powered by two RollsRoyce BR710-A2-20 engines, each offering 14,750 pounds of thrust. The Gulfstream G550 is also powered by Rolls-Royce - this time a pair of BR710-C4-11 engines, each offering 15,385 pounds of thrust. Table C (bottom left), sourced from the Aircraft Cost Calculator (ACC) shows the fuel usage by each aircraft model in this field of study. The Global 5000 (558 gallons per hour - GPH) uses 28 gallons per hour or 5.3% more fuel than the Gulfstream G550 (530 GPH).
www.AvBuyer.com
Aircraft Index see Page 4