First Flew Sunday After Receiving Flight Test Permit

Bombardier has confirmed that the fourth CSeries flight test vehicle (FTV4) took to the skies on May 18, 2014, on its maiden flight from Mirabel, Québec. FTV4 received Transport Canada’s Flight Test Permit on May 14, 2014.

The first flight was conducted under the command of Captain Maurice ‘Moe’ Girard, Flight Test Pilot, Bombardier Flight Test Centre. Capt. Girard was assisted by First Officer Christophe Marchand and Flight Test Engineers Dylan Hinton and James Maxwell. The duration of the first flight lasted 2 hours and 56 minutes, reaching an altitude of 41,000 feet and an air speed of 300 knots.

“Seeing that the aircraft flew within four days of receiving its Transport Canada Flight Permit, it’s fitting that FTV4 will test the CSeries’ performance,” said Rob Dewar, Vice President and General Manager, CSeries Program. “The configuration of FTV4 is optimized to test the performance of the aircraft and will validate the aircraft’s speed, range, drag and airflow characteristics, as well as its fuel burn. It’s exciting to realize that the flight test program is progressing well as we’ve just seen the fourth FTV take to the skies, leaving just one more flight test vehicle to join the CS100 fleet, as well as the two CS300 aircraft that will be joining the program soon.”

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