T7-EITAN

T7-EITAN is a Gulfstream Aerospace-Iai IAI 1126 Galaxy/Gulfstream G200, a twin-engine jet, likely a private operator. SkyMeter has tracked 64 flights totalling 182 hours of airtime via ADS-B. The most frequent segment is OMDW to LLBG. Service window in our records spans 325 days. The Gulfstream Aerospace-Iai IAI 1126 Galaxy/Gulfstream G200 has a 58 ft wingspan, a maximum takeoff weight of 35,650 lb.

About the Gulfstream Aerospace-Iai IAI 1126 Galaxy/Gulfstream G200

The Gulfstream Galaxy began life as the IAI Astra Galaxy, a stretched derivative of Israel Aerospace Industries' Astra SPX designed in the mid-1990s. When Gulfstream acquired the program in 2001, it rebranded the type as the G200 while retaining the ICAO designator GALX. The aircraft bridges the gap between light and super-midsize business jets, seating up to ten passengers in a 24.5-foot cabin and offering transcontinental range (roughly 3,400 nautical miles with full fuel). Powered by twin Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306A turbofans, the Galaxy cruises at Mach 0.85 and reaches a service ceiling of 45,000 feet, performance that made it competitive with the Hawker 1000 and Citation X in its era. Gulfstream ended production in 2011 after delivering 250 airframes, pivoting focus to the larger G280 successor.

The Galaxy's Israeli pedigree shows in its rugged construction and relatively spacious cabin for the weight class. MTOW is 37,900 kilograms (83,500 pounds), placing it firmly in ICAO's Medium wake turbulence category. Approach speed is typically 121 knots, with stall speeds of 99 knots clean and 89 knots in landing configuration. The type's Vmo of 340 knots IAS and Mmo of 0.885 give it a respectable high-speed envelope, though it never challenged the Citation X's outright speed record. Flaps are limited to 200 knots, and the aircraft's handling characteristics earned praise from owner-pilots for stability in turbulence and short-field capability relative to peers.

Today the Galaxy serves primarily as a charter and fractional-ownership workhorse, popular with North American operators for its blend of range, cabin comfort, and operating economics. SkyMeter has tracked flights across airframes and operators, with the largest observed operator.