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Bombardier: 'Mission Accomplished' for Global 7500 FTV1
The first Global 7500 has been retired from flight-test duties, but has been painted and will be used as a company demonstrator.
The inaugural Bombardier Global 7500 has been retired from flight-test duties. But with a fresh coat of paint, it will live on as a company demonstrator, in addition being used to validate instruction manuals and procedural guidelines. Service entry of the 7,700-nm business jet is slated for later this year. (Photo: Jean B. Simard/Bombardier)
The inaugural Bombardier Global 7500 has been retired from flight-test duties. But with a fresh coat of paint, it will live on as a company demonstrator, in addition being used to validate instruction manuals and procedural guidelines. Service entry of the 7,700-nm business jet is slated for later this year. (Photo: Jean B. Simard/Bombardier)

As it nears certification for its new 7,700-nm flagship business jet, Bombardier Business Aircraft has retired the first Global 7500 flight-test vehicle—FTV1, dubbed “The Performer”—from flight-test duties, the Canadian aircraft manufacturer announced this week. “On November 4, 2016, the inaugural flight test vehicle…took to the skies for the first time,” it said. “Today, [it] has officially completed all of its flight testing and is going into retirement. Mission accomplished.”