Tag: Global 5000

13Nov

By Charles YongzhengNo Comments

Executive

Bombardier Global Express

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 SpecificationsBombardier Global ExpressLength99 ft 4 in 30.28 m)Wingspan94 ft 0 in (28.65 m)Height25 ft 5 in (7.75 m)Crew2Passengers8 - 19Cruise SpeedMach 0.85 (902 km/h; 560 mph; 487 kn) Range11,200 km (6,970 mi; 6,055 nm)Service Ceiling...

17 Most Expensive Private Jets in The World!

24Jun

By Christopher HarrowNo Comments

Executive

17 Most Expensive Private Jets in The World!

Since the beginning of business jets, some have been more expensive than others. But today we want to know which are the most expensive private jets that you can buy today! A while ago, we covered the cheapest business jets. This got me thinking, if I were a multibillionaire or a multibillion dollar corporation who wanted to impress people, which are the business jets that would do that? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 17. Gulfstream G550 - $42.8 Million The Gulfstream G550 is the cheapest private jet on this list- not that $42.8 million isn't a lot, it's just less than the other jets in this article. However, that does not mean that the G550 is any less luxurious. The G550 is a lengthened version of the G500 and a shorter (and older) versio...