Originally Posted by
Tray Surfer
It does make one wonder why Gulfstream offer it as an option.
I wonder, could it be anything to do with:
Originally Posted by
galaxy flyer
GLF has turned the design characteristics of the "legacy" fuselage into a marketing angle with the aft galley. The fuse has a large section aft of the cabin without windows and the engine location within the rotor burst zone makes an aft galley attractive, if a dark "cave". It also locates the heaviest item of cabin furnishing aft, avoiding a forward CofG's decrement to cruise drag, hence range.
The GLF's section with the highest decibel count is also aft, the aft galley keeps the passengers forward, in a quieter zone.