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Bombardier Challenger 604: A First Among Equals

9Apr

By Charles YongzhengNo Comments

Executive

Bombardier Challenger 604: A First Among Equals

The Challenger 600 series is known for being one of the most popular family of business jets ever built. For the Bombardier Challenger 604, however, it holds a distinct honor: The most popular of the series. Indeed, of the 1,066 aircraft built in the Challenger 600 series to date, 365 have been the Challenger 604 variant. And this isn't for any other reason than it's the best on the market! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Background Having sold his stake in Learjet to the Gates Rubber Company of Denver, Colorado in 1967 and left its board in 1969, Bill Lear set about his next project: designing a longer range business jet better than those then on the market. By 1974, Lear had come up with a design he called the LearStar 600, a low-wing, tw...

29Jul

By Christopher HarrowNo Comments

Executive

15 Fastest Private Jets in The World!

Since Bill Lear invented the first private jet, manufacturers have strived to make private jets that are faster than anything that came before it. So what are the fastest private jets that you can buy? There are two main ways that you can define the phrase "fastest private jets"- cruise speed and max speed. For the purposes of simplicity, we'll be using cruising speed for ranking (as that is the speed you'll more than likely fly at). (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Gulfstream G280 Gulfstream is well known for making some of the largest private jets in the world. However, they have also developed a shorter range jet. The latest incarnation of this jet is the Gulfstream G280. In 2005, the Gulfstream G200 (originally the IAI Galaxy, re-desi...