Wed, Oct 20, 2004
First Government Operator To Select New Super-Large Jet
Bombardier Aerospace says the FAA
has awarded a firm fixed price contract for a new Bombardier Global
5000 business jet.
Bombardier will deliver the Global 5000 to the FAA's William J.
Hughes Technical Center in Atlantic City, N.J., by Sept. 30, 2005.
The aircraft will be operated as an airborne research and
development laboratory equipped to accommodate various special
missions instrumentation. Its unique interior will be designed and
installed by Midcoast Aviation in St. Louis (MO) prior to final
delivery.
This special mission Global 5000 will join a fleet of 11
Bombardier Challenger 604, Bombardier Challenger 601 and Bombardier
Learjet 60 business jets currently deployed by the FAA.
The FAA contract further reaffirms the growing utilization of
Bombardier business jets as special missions aircraft. "The FAA is
recognized as a leader in operating multi-mission aircraft and we
couldn't be more pleased," observed Peter Edwards, president,
Bombardier Business Aircraft.
The design features of the Bombardier Global 5000 make it ideal
for this type of mission. It has independent power sources capable
of generating the necessary electricity needed for electronic
monitoring equipment, and features a total usable cabin volume of
1,882 cubic feet (53.29 cu. m), from the start of the forward
lavatory to the end of the pressurized compartment, to accommodate
special research equipment.
The Bombardier Global 5000 shares most of the systems with its
parent, the pioneering Bombardier Global Express, already in
service with two other government agencies. The Japan Civil
Aviation Bureau (JCAB) currently operates two Global Express
aircraft for flight inspection and airways calibration within
Japan, while the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force (RAF) will
operate five Global Express aircraft in the ASTOR Air to Ground
Surveillance program.
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