The Smooth Flĕx Wing incorporates leading-edge slats and trailing-edge flaps to enhance takeoff and landing performance. Its higher angle sweep allows for superior cruising performance at higher speeds, with the Global 7500 reaching top speeds of Mach .925 (617 knots).
Powering this jet are General Electric Passport turbofan engines rated at ,920 lbf each. These engines enable the aircraft to reach altitudes up to ,000 feet. Higher altitudes reduce air resistance due to fewer air molecules, allowing for increased flight efficiency and contributing significantly to its speed records.
Among its numerous achievements is a recent flight from San Luis Obispo, California to London, England—covering ,729 nautical miles in just nine hours and seventeen minutes at an average speed of Mach .81 (540 knots). Other notable flights include Tokyo-to-San Francisco; Oakland-to-Tokyo; Hartford-to-Dubai; Tokyo-to-Toronto; London-to-Riyadh; Sydney-to-Detroit—the longest business aviation flight recorded at ,225 nautical miles—and Los Angeles-to-New York, completed in three hours and fifty-four minutes.
Bombardier's team has rapidly amassed these records—fifty were achieved within weeks—and shows no signs of slowing down despite having reached their th record milestone.
Looking ahead, Bombardier is testing their new Global , which shares much with its predecessor but includes minor tweaks such as additional engine software allowing throttling up to Mach .94 (627 knots), making it poised to be the world's fastest business jet.
Customers owning Global s will have access to upgrade packages matching Glo- bal specifications regarding range extension and increased maximum speeds. Whether these upgrades will require supplemental type certificates or amend ex- isting ones remains uncertain.
In conclusion, while we await further developments on potential upgrades or new models surpassing current capabilities altogether—the remarkable achievements, set by Bombardier’s team using both past iterations like Global along- side future prospects embodied within forthcoming releases such as Globals— assure continued success breaking even more aerial boundaries across global sk- ies alike!
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