Bombardier has unveiled its newest business jet, the Global 8000, claiming it is the world’s fastest and longest-range.
The Global 8000 has a range of 8,000 nautical miles and top speed of Mach 0.94, using GE Aviation’s latest Passport turbofan engines.Bombardier also cites the new Smooth Flex Wing as being crucial to the 8000’s performance.
“Today, Bombardier solidifies once more its position as the leader in business aviation with the newest member of the industry-leading Global family,” said Éric Martel, Bombardier’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
“The Global 8000 aircraft leverages the outstanding attributes of the Global 7500 aircraft, providing our customers with a flagship aircraft of a new era. We remain unmatched, which for an innovation-focused team like us, is great.”
Inside the Global 8000
Among the cabin features available is a Principal Suite with a full-size bed and a stand-up shower. Revolutionary cabin entertainment control and connectivity, the intuitive nice Touch CMS and OLED touch dial, Bombardier’s l’Opéra directional audio sound system and available 4K monitor, also ensures passengers will receive an unrivalled cabin experience.
In the cockpit, the Global 8000 has Bombardier’s Vision flight deck with fly-by-wire and cutting-edge avionics with exceptional ergonomics and aesthetics for remarkable comfort and control.
Some of the performance capabilities of the new Global 8000 aircraft were witnessed as early as May 2021, following a demonstration flight with a Global 7500 flight test vehicle.
The aircraft, accompanied by a NASA F/A-18 chase plane, repeatably achieved speeds in excess of Mach 1.015, a key step in enabling a maximum Mach operating speed (MMO) of M0.94 and becoming the fastest business jet in the world and the fastest in civil aviation since the Concorde.
During the demonstration flight, the aircraft also became the first Transport Category airplane to fly supersonic with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Bombardier says the Global 8000 has the healthiest cabin in the industry, with the lowest cabin altitude in its class of 2,900ft when flying at 41,000ft. It is also equipped with Bombardier’s Pur Air and advanced HEPA filter technology for the cleanest cabin air and the fastest fresh air replacement.
Performance-wise, city pairs include Dubai-Houston, Singapore-Los Angeles, London-Perth and many others.
Expected to enter service in 2025, the Global 8000 aircraft development is ongoing, and the programme is progressing to plan, said Bombardier. Performance enhancements on the Global 8000 will be retrofittable to the 7500 when the aircraft enters into service in 2025.
