Gulfstream Peregrine 600

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Peregrine 600
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Peregrine in 1981
RoleMilitary jet trainer
National originUnited States of America
Manufacturer Gulfstream American
First flight22 May 1981
Number built1
Developed from Gulfstream American Hustler
Developed into Gulfstream Peregrine

The Gulfstream American Peregrine 600 was a military trainer aircraft developed in the United States in the early 1980s but which did not progress further than prototype stage.

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Design and development

Developed from the company's Hustler business aircraft, the Peregrine shared the same wings, empennage and rear fuselage, but had a new forward fuselage with side-by-side seating for the pilot and instructor. The aircraft was developed as a contender in the United States Air Force's Next Generation Trainer program, but was ultimately passed over in favor of the Fairchild T-46. Attempts to market it to (at least) the air forces of Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and China also proved unsuccessful, and the project was canceled in 1985. The wing and rear fuselage design was incorporated in the Gulfstream Aerospace Peregrine business aircraft. [1]

The aircraft was destroyed in a crash shortly after takeoff from Wiley Post Airport on 23 November 1983. The pilot, Bill Lawton, had been forced to eject due to a loss of control. [2] [3]

Variants

Peregrine A
The Peregrine offered with side-by-side seating and a single 2,500 lbf (11 kN) Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 turbofan. [4]
Peregrine B
The Peregrine offered with tandem seating and two 1,500 lbf (7 kN) Williams WR44 turbofans. [4]

Specifications (Peregrine A)

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Peregine 600

Data fromJane's All the World's Aircraft 1982–83 [4]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Related development

References

Notes

  1. Gulfstream Commander Fanjet 1500/Peregrine history retrieved on 16 January 2009.
  2. "Military Test Plane Destroyed in Crash". The Oklahoman. 24 November 1983. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  3. Aviation Investigation Final Report (Report). National Transportation Safety Board. FTW84FA075. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Taylor, John W. R. (1983). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1982–83. London: Jane's Publishing Group. p. 384. ISBN   978-0710607485.

Bibliography

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Searchtool.svg The wreckage of the aircraft in storage at the White Industries salvage yard