Tag: Global Express

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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...