The Bombardier Global Express is a large cabin, 6,000 nmi / 11,100 km range business jet manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace. Announced in October 1991, it first flew on October 13, 1996 and received its type certification on July 31, 1998. Powered by two BMW-Rolls-Royce BR710s, it shares its fuselage cross section with the Canadair jets with a new wing and tail. The shorter range Global 5000 is slightly smaller and the Global 6000 is updated, it has been modified for military missions and the Global 5500/6500 developments with new Rolls-Royce Pearl engines with lower fuel burn and more range were unveiled in May 2018. The larger and stretched Global 7500/8000 have longer ranges.
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Development
Bombardier Aerospace began studies in 1991 and the Global Express was announced on 28 October 1991 at the NBAA convention. Full-scale cabin mockup was exhibited at the NBAA convention in September 1992. Conceptual design started in early 1993 and the programme was launched on 20 December 1993. The aircraft high-speed configuration was frozen in June 1994 and the low-speed configuration was established in August 1994. The first flight occurred on October 13, 1996.
After four prototypes flew 2,200 h, Canadian type certification was granted on 31 July 1998 before European and US approvals, and service entry in 1999.
The aircraft is manufactured in Toronto. It is then flown for final completion to Montreal, Savannah, Georgia, or Cahokia, Illinois. Bombardier subsidiaries have three specific roles in the project: Canadair is the design leader and manufactures the nose; Short Brothers in Belfast is responsible for the design and manufacture of the engine nacelles, horizontal stabiliser and forward fuselage; and de Havilland Canada builds the rear fuselage and vertical tail, and carries out final assembly. The major external supplier is Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries which builds the wing and centre fuselage sections.
In 2015, Bombardier announced to reduce production because of lower demand caused by slowing economy and geopolitics in markets such as Latin America, Russia and China.
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Design
The Global Express shares its fuselage cross section with the Canadair CL-600 or the Bombardier CRJ. It features a new supercritical airfoil with a 35° wing sweep and winglets, and a new T-tail. It is powered by two BMW-Rolls-Royce BR710 turbofans with FADEC. The flightdeck features a six screen Honeywell Primus 2000 XP EFIS suite and is offered with optional heads-up displays. Turbulence is attenuated by the flexible wing.
The Global is the business jet with the second largest cabin after the Gulfstream G650. It can accommodate 12 to 16 passengers in three cabin sections: mostly a forward four-chair club section, a central four-seat conference grouping and an aft three-place divan facing two chairs. Most have a forward galley, crew rest chair and crew lavatory. The 10.3-psi cabin pressurization maintains a 4,500-ft. cabin altitude up to FL 450 and 5,680 ft. at the FL 510 ceiling.
Operating history
It can fly intercontinental ranges without refuelling (e.g. New York City-Tokyo) or between most two points in the world with only one stop. In this class the Global Express competes with the Airbus Corporate Jet, Boeing Business Jet and Gulfstream G550/650.
Mostly missions are 3.5 to 4.5 h long for 1,500 to 2,000 nmi, but can extend to 10 hr at Mach 0.85 (488 knots at ISA) or 12 h at Mach 0.82-0.83 (476 knots ISA), 13 h at most with clear weather at the destination and multiple alternates nearby. It burns 5,000 lb. of fuel for the first hour, 4,000 lb the second, 3,000 lb the third and 2,500 lb during the final hour. A checks come at 750 h intervals and C checks have been extended from 15 to 30 months in 2012.
The average trip lengths for most operators is 2.5 hours where the aircraft will cruise between Mach 0.85 and Mach 0.89, making it one of the fastest long range jets available today. The maximum certified altitude is 51,000 ft (16,000 m) and the typical approach speed is 108 kn (200 km/h) requiring approximately 2,600 ft (790 m) of runway for landing.
Variants
The Global Express (XRS) and Global 6000 type certificate designation is BD-700-1A10 while the Global 5000 is BD-700-1A11.
Global 5000
The Global 5000 was announced on 25 October 2001 and launched on 5 February 2002 with letters of intent for 15 aircraft. The first Global 5000 aircraft (s/n 9127) flew on 7 March 2003. The flight was dedicated to testing basic system functionality and assessing the aircraft's handling and flying qualities. The aircraft completed its preliminary testing at Bombardier's Downsview facility, before it moved to Bombardier's Wichita facility to begin the flight test program. The Global 5000 made its first appearance at the Paris Air Show in June 2003.
Originally, the maximum takeoff weight was 88,700 lb (40,200 kg). With typical equipment and passenger accoutrements, the empty weight was 52,000-55,000 pounds (22,600-25,000 kg). In April 2008, Bombardier announced that the certified gross weight had been increased to 92,500 lb (41954 kg), which permitted an increased fuel load--projected maximum range increased to 5,200 nmi (9637 km).
Typical configuration features 18 passenger seats including fully berthable seats and an aft lounge/bedroom. The aircraft has a full galley and two lavatories. The crew rest area was removed, but is being considered on newer versions. Its forward fuselage is shortened by 813 mm (32 in), seating 16 to 19, and its range is reduced by 1,200 nmi. The tail fuel tank is removed and fuel is limited in the wings, MTOW is reduced by 5,500 lb (2,500 kg), some avionics are rearranged to gain usable cabin length. The interior completions allowance is 3,200 kg.
Global Express XRS
The Global Express XRS was announced on October 6, 2003 during the NBAA Convention at Orlando, Florida.
Global 6000
The Global 6000 offers higher cruise speed, increased range, improved cabin layout and lighting. The range increase is achieved by addition of a 1,486 lb (674 kg) fuel tank at the wing root. Bombardier claims it takes 15 minutes less to fuel the Global 6000 than the original model thanks to improved computer systems and mechanical refinements. The Global 6000 entered service in early 2012.
Bombardier's Vision flight deck is equipped with Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics from the Express/XRS Honeywell Primus 2000. It has improved acoustical insulation compared to its predecessor.
Global 5500/6500
On May 27, 2018, Bombardier unveiled the Global 5500 and 6500 developments expected to enter service at the end of 2019 with an optimized wing for a Mach 0.90 top speed, a revamped cabin inspired from the Global 7000 with its Nuage seat and new Rolls-Royce Pearl engines replacing the previous BR710s with up to 13% lower fuel burn for better operating costs, better hot and high performance and 500 and 600 nmi (930 and 1,110 km) of additional range for 5,700 and 6,600 nmi (10,600 and 12,200 km), respectively. The engines have 9% more thrust, their certification was announced and are already test flying. The Global 5500 lists for $46 million while the Global 6500 lists for $56 million.
Military variants
The Global Express has been modified for military missions.
- Globaleye multi-role AEW&C, a Global 6000 with the SAAB Erieye's ER AESA radar for the United Arab Emirates Air Force
- The Raytheon Sentinel is a surveillance aircraft used by the Royal Air Force
- Saab Swordfish maritime patrol aircraft
- E-11A, United States Air Force designation for four Global Express being used as a platform for the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node.
A BD-700 has also carried the High-Altitude Lidar Operational Experiment (HALOE) payload, deploying to Africa and Afghanistan to survey large areas rapidly.
Operators
Most operators fly 450 to 600 h per year, but fleet operators fly more than 100 h per month. Half the 6000s are registered in North America, mostly in USA. NetJets operates at least six and large corporations like Aetna, Caterpillar, CitiGroup, Limited Brands, McDonald's and Texas Instruments fly the aircraft. Malta-based VistaJet operates six 6000s, along with five Global 5000 and two Global XRSs, and Lisbon-based NetJets Europe flies four 6000s.
A dozen 6000s are registered in the Isle of Man for anonymity, a few are registered in the Cayman Islands. Four are registered in Austria, three in Switzerland, two in France and Denmark, and one each in Finland, Germany, Ireland and Turkey. Three are registered in China, one in Malaysia and one in Hong Kong. Two are based in São Paulo, two are in South Africa and one is in India.
In February 2015, over 600 aircraft accumulated more than 1.5 million flight hours and 570,000 cycles. In May 2018, after 20 years, more than 750 Globals were in service.
Civil
The aircraft is operated by private individuals, companies, executive charter operators and government agencies, including:
- ACM Air Charter, Baden-Baden
- Crystal Luxury Air
- ExecuJet Aviation Group, Zurich
- Netjets, a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary
- Ubuntu backer Mark Shuttleworth through HBD Venture Capital
- Qatar Executive, a business jet subsidiary of Qatar Airways
- VistaJet, Malta
Military
- Angola
- One Global 5000 registered D2-ANG.
- Botswana
- Botswana Air Force - operates a single BD-700-1A10 for VIP transport.
- Germany
- German Air Force (Luftwaffe) - 4 Global 5000 for VIP transport operated by the Special Air Mission Wing MoD in Cologne
- India
- Indian Air Force - 2 Delivered
- Malaysia
- Royal Malaysian Air Force
- 1st Division - 2 Squadron - 1 for VIP transport
- Mexico
- Mexican Air Force - 1 ordered
- Swaziland
- Military of Swaziland
- UAE
- Three GlobalEye aircraft ordered
- United Kingdom
- Royal Air Force
- No. 5 Squadron RAF - 5 (Bombardier airframe modified as Raytheon Sentinel R1 by Raytheon)
- United States
- US Air Force
- Northrop Grumman E-11A, 430th Electronic Combat Squadron
Specifications
See also
Related development
- Saab Globaleye
- Raytheon Sentinel
- Bombardier Global 7000/8000
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
- Gulfstream V
- Gulfstream 550
- Gulfstream G500/G600
- Dassault Falcon 7X
- Embraer Lineage 1000
Related lists
- List of civil aircraft
References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Simpson, Rod. "Global 5000-Fills the Gap for Bombardier". Air International, October 2005, Vol 68 No 4. pp. 30-36. ISSN 0306-5634.
External links
- Official website
- "Bombardier Global 5000 in the sweet spot". Flightglobal. 2008-10-06.
- "Flexing their wings". Aerospace Testing International. July 18, 2018.
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