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Bombardier Global series

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Twin turbofan long range business jet. Includes Global 5000, 5500, 6000, 6500, 7000, 7500 and 8000 variants. Also, Saab GlobalEye and Swordfish based on Global 6000 and L3Harris' ARES ISR demonstrator hosted on the Bombardier Global 6000/6500.

Photo: Saab

Lift type

Fixed wing

Assembly

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turbofan

Application

Business

Final assembly

Toronto (Pearson) ·

Design & construction

The aircraft as engineered: what it is built from, the systems it flies with, and its configuration — each box a theme.

Airframe & structure

Primary structure

Aluminium

Wing

Aluminium

Landing gear

Retractable tricycle

Ice protection

Bleed air

Pressurisation

Pressurised

Systems & avionics

Flight controls

Full FBW digital

Autopilot

3-axis + autoland

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Environmental control

Engine-bleed air-cycle

Configuration & certification

Wing position

Low

Planform

Swept

Tail

Conventional

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Certification

Part 25

Minimum crew

Notable technologies — each tag names a technology on our research record for this aircraft, with its fitting status: Primary, Standard, Option or Planned.

Composite wing (primary structure) Primary Composite fuselage (primary structure) Primary Winglets / sharklets Standard Predictive-maintenance platform Standard

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Notes
Bombardier Global 5000	2001 / 2003	Production: 10 (2026) GAMA: Bombardier Global 5500 / 6000 / 6500 / 7500 / 8000. Baseline variant with a capacity of up to 16 passengers.
Bombardier Global 6000	2003 / 2005	Improved version of Global Express, with increased speed and faster refuel capability.
Bombardier Global 7500	2008 / 2016	Production: 1 (2018) GAMA: Bombardier Global 7500. Long-range aircraft, with large cabin and transonic wing, used to be called Global 7000.
Saab GlobalEye	2015 / 2018	Multi-role airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) aircraft based on Global 6500 (as of 2021), manufactured by Swedish company Saab.
Saab Swordfish MPA	2016 /	Maritime patrol aircraft with military weapons systems, based on Global 6000.
Bombardier Global 5500	2018 / 2018	Variant with upgraded engines and improved wing efficiency.
Bombardier Global 6500	2018 / 2018	Upgraded engine variant of Global 6000.
Bombardier Global 8000	2022 / 2025	Slightly supersonic development of Global G7500 program.

Airframer

Bombardier Inc.

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