Background
In the mid-1970’s, Learjet founder Bill Lear began designing a private unlike any previous Learjet aircraft.
Rather than being a short-range business jet appealing to the lower-end of the market, this aircraft, that Lear called the LearStar 600, would be a long-range aircraft tailored to the richest of the richest 0.1%
Development
Operational History
Private Jet
Corporate Jet
Fractional Ownership
Charter
Military
Variants
Global 5000
Global Express XRS
Global 5500/6000
Military
Specifications
| Specifications | Bombardier Global Express |
|---|---|
| Length | 99 ft 4 in 30.28 m) |
| Wingspan | 94 ft 0 in (28.65 m) |
| Height | 25 ft 5 in (7.75 m) |
| Crew | 2 |
| Passengers | 8 – 19 |
| Cruise Speed | Mach 0.85 (902Â km/h; 560 mph; 487 kn) |
| Range | 11,200 km (6,970 mi; 6,055 nm) |
| Service Ceiling | 51,000Â ft (15,545 m) |
| MTOW | 98,000 lb (44,452 kg) |