Tag: Global 6000

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...

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...