| Global Express/XRS/6000 Global 5000 | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Type | Business jet |
| National origin | Canada |
| Manufacturer | Bombardier Aviation |
| Status | In service |
| Number built | 816 (Oct 2018)[1] |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1998–present[1] |
| Introduction date | July 1999[2] |
| First flight | 13 October 1996 |
| Developed from | Challenger 600 & CRJ-100/-200 |
| Variants | Saab GlobalEye Raytheon Sentinel |
| Developed into | Global 7500/8000 |
The Bombardier Global Express is a large cabin, long-range business jet designed and manufactured by Bombardier Aviation. Announced in October 1991, it first flew in October 1996, received its Canadian type certification in July 1998 and entered service in July 1999. Initially powered by two BMW/Rolls-Royce BR710s, it shares its fuselage cross section with the Canadair Regional Jet and Challenger 600 with a new wing and tail.
The shorter range Global 5000 is slightly smaller. The XRS is an improved version of the Global Express and the Global 6000 is an upgrade to the XRS that replaces the older avionics. The longer range Global 5500/6500 are powered by new Rolls-Royce Pearl engines with lower fuel burn and were unveiled in May 2018. The larger and stretched Global 7500/8000 have longer ranges.
- ^ a b Murdo Morrison (12 October 2018). "NBAA: Business jet designs that changed the industry". FlightGlobal.
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