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Bombardier Global 5000

Type (Muster)
Intercontinental business-jet (Geschäftsreiseflugzeug)

Country (Land)
Canada (Kanada)

Manufacturer (Hersteller)
Bombardier Business Aircraft
400 Cote-Vertu Road West
Dorval, Quebec H4S 1Y9
Canada

Phone: 001-514/855-5000
Fax: 001-514/855-7802
Internet: www.aero-bombardier.com

General (Allgemeine Angaben)
Crew (Besatzung): 2 to 3
Passengers (Passagiere): eight in a typical configuration, up to 19 in high density arrangement

Power plant (Antrieb): 2 x Rolls-Royce Deutschland BR710A2-20
Thrust (Schub): 2 x 14750 lbs (65,6 kN) flat rated to ISA + 20 deg C

Dimensions (Abmessungen)
Length (Länge): 29,49 m
Height (Höhe): 7,57 m
Span (Spannweite): 28,65 m
Wing area (Flügelfläche): 94,94 sq m
Fuselage diameter (Rumpfdurchmesser): 2,69 m

Cabin length (Kabinenlänge): 12,95 m
Cabin width (Kabinenbreite): 2,49 m at mid-height
Cabin height (Kabinenhöhe): 1,90 m
Cabin floor area (Kabinengrundfläche): 27,31 sq m
Cabin volume (Kabinenvolumen): 53,29 cu m

Weights (Massen)
Basic operating weight (Basis-Betriebsleermasse): 22838 kg
Max fuel (max. Kraftstoff): 16330 kg
Max. payload (Nutzlast): 2563 kg
Payload with full fuel (Nutzlast bei vollen Tanks): 726 kg
Fuel with max payload (Kraftstoff bei max. Nutzlast): 14492 kg
Max. zero fuel weight (max. Masse ohne Kraftstoff): 25400 kg
Max. ramp weight (max. Rollmasse): 39893 kg
Maximum take-off weight (max. Startmasse): 39780 kg
Max. landing weight (max. Landemasse): 35652 kg

Performance (Flugleistungen)
High speed cruise (max. Reisegeschwindigkeit): Mach 0.89 (950 km/h)
Normal cruise speed (normale Reisegeschwindigkeit): Mach 0.85 (904 km/h, 488 KTAS)
Time to climb to initial cruise altitude: 25 min
Initial cruise altitude (Anfangs-Reiseflughöhe): 13110 m (43000 ft)
Max. operating altitude (Dienstgipfelhöhe): 15545 m (51000 ft)
Balanced field length (Startstrecke): 1524 m at sea level, ISA, max. take-off weight
Landing distance at max landing weight (Landestrecke): 823 m, sea level, max. landing weight
Range (Reichweite):
- 4800 NM (8890 km) at Mach 0.85 with 8 passengers, NBAA IFR reserves
- 3700 NM (6852 km) at Mach 0.88 with 8 passengers, NBAA IFR reserves

Costs (Kosten)
The launch price for a typically equipped Global 5000 was quoted as $32.95 million US-Dollars by Bombardier in February 2002 and will offer such features as a Central Aircraft Information and Maintenance System (CAIMS), a telephone and fax, a Satellite Communications (SATCOM) system, a third VHF and a datalink.

Customers (Kunden)
By August 2002, firm orders stood at 11. At the time of the official launch on 5 February 2002, Bombardier had 15 letters of intent for the Global 5000, including:

ExecuJet Aviation: 2, announced at the Dubai Air Show in November 2001
TAG Aeronautics: 5, announced at the Dubai Air Show in November 2001. TAG is a Bombardier distributor.

Bombardier sees a market for 750 for super large business jets until 2010 and hopes to get a 30 per cent share

Competitors (Konkurrenz)
Dassault Falcon 900EX
Gulfstream IV-SP

Remarks (Bemerkungen)
The Global 5000 is a derivative of the Global Express business jet, to take the Gulfstream GIV-SP head on and provide a step-up option for Challenger customers as well as Falcon owners. It is tailored for high speed transatlantic trips, reaching the US-midwest from Europe. Changes compared with the Global Express include:

fuselage shortened by 0,8 metres
removing the fuel tank in the tail and limiting fuel in the wings
rearrangement of some avionics to gain usable cabin length
generous allowance for interior completions (3200 kg)

As it has with previous aircraft development programs, Bombardier is teaming with international risk-sharing participants to design and produce critical components and aircraft systems. These include:

Rolls-Royce Deutschland: BR710A2-20 engines
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries: detail design, manufacturing and integration of the wing section and center fuselage

History (Geschichte)
Bombardier invested 24 months into a three-phase market research programme conducted among over 200 large business jet operators and then explored its design options - before determining that the Global Express platform was the best choice to meet the specific market needs.
The Global 5000 was announced at a special event on October 25, 2001 in Montreal. The official launch came (with a slight delay) on 5 February 2002, after a positive market assessment with letters of intent for 15 aircraft.
The next step was finalisation of supplier selections. The first forward fuselage for the intercontinental business jet arrived at Bombardier's Toronto facility on June 28, 2002. Manufactured at Bombardier Aerospace's Belfast facility, it is the first structural component to be shipped to the Bombardier Global 5000 final assembly line, in Toronto.
The first Global 5000 left the final assembly line in August 2002, with power-on testing beginning in September. At that time type certification was scheduled for early 2004, with first customer delivery taking place at the end of the same year.
The first Bombardier Global 5000 business jet – s/n #9127 – took off from Bombardier's Downsview, Ontario facility under clear skies, at 12:24 p.m. EST and returned at 4:08 p.m. EST on March 7, 2003. During the course of its three-hour, 44-minute flight northwest of Toronto, it reached a maximum altitude of 45,000 feet (13,716 m), and a maximum indicated airspeed of 340 knots (391 mph; 630 km/h). The flight was dedicated to testing basic system functionality and assessing the aircraft's handling and flying qualities. Captain Craig Tylski, principal engineering test pilot, Bombardier Flight Test Center, flew the aircraft with co-pilot Gary Bruce, senior engineering test pilot. Also on board was flight test engineer Scott Runyan. Loaded with 23,000 pounds (10,433 kg) of fuel, the aircraft's takeoff weight was 77,600 pounds (35,199 kg).
Bombardier Global 5000 s/n 9127 completed its preliminary testing at Bombardier's Downsview facility, before it moved to Bombardier's Wichita facility to begin the flight test program.
Resplendent in its Bombardier Global distinctive gold livery, the aircraft made its first appearance at the Paris Air Show in June 2003.
On October 5, 2003, the Bombardier Global 5000 arrived at Orlando Executive Airport for its first-ever appearance at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA). At that time the first aircraft (s/n 9127) had been taken to its certification ceiling of 51,000 feet (15,545 m), and testing of all systems, including auto-pilot, had been successfully completed. As of mid-September, the aircraft had crossed the halfway mark in its flight test program, accumulating over 160 hours during 58 flights.
First flight of Bombardier Global 5000 s/n 9130, the second and final aircraft in the flight test program, is scheduled to take place this December, which would be a delay of around six months. It will do environmental control system validation, and interior function and reliability testing.
Type certification of the Global 5000 from Transport Canada, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) is on target for the first quarter of 2004. Aircraft s/n 9130 is on schedule to enter service as a corporate demonstrator in the fourth quarter of 2004.

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Last updated 10 October 2003

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