Bombardier Global 5500 & 6500 On Pace For 2019 Deliveries

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Bombardier Business Aircraft says its Global 5500 and Global 6500 long-range business jets are on track to enter service in 2019’s second half. The company announced at the recent NBAA convention that the flight program for both jets is now 70% complete. (Photo courtesy of Bombardier.)

Bombardier Business Aircraft said at the recent National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention in Orlando its 16-passenger Global 5500 and 17-passenger 6500 business jets are on schedule to enter service in 2019’s second half. With 70 percent of the jets’ flight test program completed and interior completions for the first customer model beginning this year, Bombardier says it’s set to meet customer delivery commitments. Besides the Global 7500, which Transport Canada recently certified, the Global lineup includes the 5000, 6000, and 8000. Bombardier also produces Learjet 70 and 75 and Challenger 650 business jets.

On Schedule

In May at the European Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE), Bombardier announced it was expanding the Global family with the 5500 and 6500. Both jets feature exclusive Rolls-Royce Pearl engines, a newly optimized wing that has completed aerodynamic validation, and Bombardier’s advanced Vision flight deck. The latter “introduces the first true combined CVS [combined vision system] in business aviation” and is the only system to “seamlessly merge” enhanced and synthetic images in one view, Bombardier says.

While Bombardier Business Aircraft President David Coleal says response to the jets has been “overwhelmingly positive,” Tom Bisges, Bombardier Flight Test Centre and Flight Operations vice president, says flight testing occurring at Bombardier’s test center in Wichita, Kansas is proceeding smoothly. “We find that our extensive experience testing the Global 7500 aircraft, as well as the quality of these newest aircraft, allow us to continue to execute on schedule,” he says.

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The upcoming Global 5500 and Global 6500 business jets from Bombardier Business Aircraft will feature exclusive Rolls-Royce Pearl engines, as well a newly optimized wing that has completed aerodynamic validation. (Photo courtesy of Bombardier.)

Features & Performance

Bombardier credits the jets’ wing technology and engines as helping give them what Bombardier says is class-leading range, speed, and agility. The 5500 offers a 5,700-nautical mile (10,566-kilometer) range at Mach 0.85, enabling it to connect New York to Cairo or Miami to Moscow. The 6500’s range is 6,600 nautical miles (12,223 kilometers), letting it connect New York to Beijing or Miami to Istanbul. Both have a top speed of Mach 0.90 and feature patented Nuage seats. While both jets’ cabins measure 6.2 feet (1.9 meters) high and 7.9 feet (2.4 meters) wide, the 6500’s is slightly longer at 43.3 feet (13.2 meters) vs. 40.9 feet (12.5 meters).

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Source: Bombardier

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