Meet AKD Studio GLF550 / G550 family reference
General Dynamics’ 2021 annual report records delivery of the final commercial Gulfstream G550, joining more than 600 already in service. The long-range business-jet programme continued as an established aircraft fleet after that production milestone.
History & design
A long production chapter closes
General Dynamics lists the final commercial G550 delivery among its 2021 business milestones and notes an existing fleet of more than 600 aircraft. This establishes the production-history context without importing the specifications of Gulfstream’s later replacement aircraft into the G550 reference.
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A new cockpit for a long-range Gulfstream
The G550 first flew on 18 July 2002 and entered service in 2003. Gulfstream highlights the PlaneView flight deck and enhanced-vision equipment as defining developments and records the programme’s Collier Trophy. Its timeline gives accommodation for up to 19 passengers, a maximum layout rather than a promise about every operator’s cabin.
The manufacturer records the sale of the final commercial example in 2020. General Dynamics records its delivery in 2021; those dates describe different steps in completing the last aircraft. The long production run also means that service updates and individual cabin arrangements matter when identifying a particular G550.
Gulfstream · Gulfstream company and aircraft history ↗Systems & details
AKD’s custom flight deck
AKD Studio calls its X-Plane rendition GLF550 v2. The developer documents custom primary controls, autopilot, autothrottle, VNAV and FMS functions, with an animated trim system.
In your simulator
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Manuals & resources
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Aircraft background
GLF550 v2 - Ultimate Business Jet by AKD Studio-AKD-G550AKD Studio · AKD GLF550 v2 product and documentation scope. General Dynamics 2021 Annual Reports22.q4cdn.com · General Dynamics 2021 annual report.Aircraft documentation
Gulfstream company and aircraft historyGulfstream · G550 section in the manufacturer timeline.Built-in force-feedback profiles
Read the documentary basis, editable starting settings and remaining questions for the aircraft you fly. Each explanation refers to the exact profile revision shown.
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AKD Studio GLF550 v2
AKD Studio · Free and Pro · Revision 2 · Inherited starting point
X-Plane 12
General Dynamics’ 2021 annual report records delivery of the final commercial Gulfstream G550, joining more than 600 already in service.
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