BOMBARDIER Global Express

Aircraft
Name	Global Express
Manufacturer	BOMBARDIER
Body	Narrow
Wing	Fixed Wing
Position	Low wing
Tail	T-tail
WTC	Medium
APC	C
Type code	L2J
Engine	Jet
Engine count	Multi
Position	Both sides of rear fuselage
Landing gear	Tricycle retractable
Mass group	4
Manufacturered as: BOMBARDIER Sentinel BOMBARDIER Global Express BOMBARDIER BD-700 Global Express RAYTHEON Sentinel

BOMBARDIER Global Express

Description

Ultra long range, high speed corporate jet. In service since 1999. The development of an ultra long range corporate version of the Bombardier (CANADAIR) Regional Jet airliner, with the same fuselage cross section, new wings, new swept T-tail and six screen Electronic Flight Instrument System cockpit.

Technical Data

Wing span	26.9 m88.255 ft
Length	30.3 m99.409 ft
Height	7.6 m24.934 ft
Powerplant	2 x BMW R-R BR710-48-C2 (65,3 kN) turbofans.
Engine model	Rolls-Royce BR700

Performance Data

Take-Off

Initial Climb (to 5000 ft)

Initial Climb (to FL150)

Initial Climb (to FL240)

MACH Climb

Cruise

Initial Descent (to FL240)

Descent (to FL100)

Descent (FL100 & below)

Approach

V2 (IAS)

kts

IAS

kts

IAS

kts

IAS

kts

MACH

TAS

460 kts

MACH

IAS

kts

IAS

kts

Vapp (IAS)

kts

Distance

1700 m

ROC

ft/min

ROC

ft/min

ROC

ft/min

ROC

ft/min

MACH

0.80

ROD

ft/min

ROD

ft/min

MCS

kts

Distance

800 m

MTOW

4350043,500 kg 43.5 tonnes kg

Ceiling

FL500

ROD

ft/min

APC

C

WTC

M

Range

65006,500 nm 12,038,000 m 12,038 km 39,494,750.685 ft NM

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Accidents & Serious Incidents involving GLEX

• GLEX, Luton UK, 2008 (On 29 January 2008, a Bombardier BD700 Global Express on a private passenger flight from Van Nuys, California to Luton experienced a single tyre failure when landing at destination in normal day visibility which caused significant secondary damage to the flight control system and localised structural damage to the wing. The aircraft was stopped on the runway and there were no injuries to the four occupants.)
• GLEX, Montréal St Hubert Canada, 2017 (On 15 May 2017, a Bombardier Global Express crew failed to land on the restricted runway width available at Montréal St Hubert where there was a long-term construction project which had required reductions in both width and length of the main runway. The Investigation found that relevant NOTAM information including a requirement to pre-notify intended arrival had been ignored and that during arrival the crew had failed to respond to a range of cues that their landing would not be on the normally-available runway. Deficiencies in the arrangements made for continued use of part of the runway were also identified.)
• GLEX, Prestwick UK, 2014 (On 6 March 2014, a Bombardier Global 6000 being landed by a pilot using a HUD at night was mishandled to the extent that one wing was damaged by ground contact due to excessive pitch just before touchdown. During the Investigation, a Global 6000 operated by a different operator was similarly damaged during a night landing. The Investigation discovered that relevant operational documentation was inconsistent and pilot training had (in both cases) been inappropriate. These issues were resolved by a combination of aircraft manufacturer and aircraft operator action)
• GLEX/F2TH, vicinity Ibiza Spain, 2012 (On 21 September 2012, two aircraft came into conflict in Class 'A' airspace whilst under radar control at night and loss of separation was resolved by TCAS RA responses by both aircraft. Investigation found that one of the aircraft had passed a procedurally-documented clearance limit without ATC clearance or intervention and that situational awareness of its crew had been diminished by communications with the conflicting aircraft being conducted in Spanish rather than English. A Safety Recommendation on resolving the "persistent problem" of such language issues was made, noting that a similar recommendation had been made 11 years earlier.)