Bombardier BD-700 Global Express

The Bombardier BD-700 Global Express is a twin-engined longe-range corporate jet aircraft with a capacity of max. 19 passengers produced by the Canadian manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace.

About the Bombardier BD-700

The Global Express is one of a new class of ultra-long-range corporate jets and competes against the Gulfstream V, Boeing 737 BBJ, and Airbus A319CJ (all described separately).

Designed to fly long distances at high speed, the Global Express’ range is such that it can fly between any two points on the globe and need only one refueling stop, while it can fly nonstop between intercontinental destinations such as Sydney/Los Angeles, New York/Tokyo, and Taipei/Chicago.

History

Bombardier’s Canadair division announced the development of the Global Express in October 1991 at the annual NBAA conference in the USA. Officially launched on December 20th, 1993, it flew for the first time on October 13th, 1996, with Canadian certification awarded on July 31st, 1998, and US certification following in November that year. First customer deliveries are planned for the first quarter of 1999.
The Global Express shares the Canadair Regional Jet’s fuselage cross section and is similar in length, but despite the size similarities the two aircraft are very different due to the nature of their roles. The Global Express features an advanced all-new supercritical wing with a 35° sweep and winglets, plus a new tail. The engines are BMW Rolls-Royce BR-710s with FADEC. The advanced flight deck features a six-screen Honeywell Primus 2000 XP EFIS suite and is offered with optional heads-up displays.

Three Bombardier divisions are involved with the Global Express – Canadair is the Global Express’ design leader and manufactures the nose; Shorts is responsible for the design and manufacture of the engine nacelles, horizontal stabilizer, and forward fuselage; and de Havilland at Downsview is responsible for final assembly and builds the rear fuselage and vertical tail. In addition, Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries builds the wing and centre fuselage sections in Nagoya.

Aircraft Data

RocketRoute added advanced performance data for the following profiles:

• Cruise (Max speed cruise, Normal cruise, Long range cruise, cruise Cruise 0.80 Mi, 0.83 Mi, o.85 Mi, 0.87 Mi, 0.88 Mi, cruise Cruise 250, 275, 300KIAS, cruise Long Range Cruise,  cruise SE Long Range Cruise, cruise SE Maximum Cruise Speed)
• Climb (High-speed climb, Normal climb, Climb 250 KCAS / 0.8 MACH, Climb 250 KCAS / 300KCAS / 0.8 MACH)
• Descent (Descent Descent 0.8MACH / 300 / 250 KCAS, Descent Descent 250 KCAS/0.8MACH)
• Holding (Anti-Ice On, Anti-Ice Off, holding Holding, SE Holding)
• Mass & Balance