Aerotime

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Range 8,000 nm Service ceiling 51,000 ft Bombardier While you wont find it flying just yet, Bombardier has reaffirmed its commitment to bringing the Global 8000 to the market in 2025. But the biggest upgrade is the pair of Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 engines, providing 1,350 extra pounds of thrust and giving it its exemplary top speed.

Jet 261

Jet Ceiling Thrust Airfoil 261

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 3, 2024

As North American discovered with the Sabreliner, Lear soon realized that the real expense in designing a new aircraft are the hours spent perfecting the airfoils, landing gear, and major systems. Thus, the search for a suitable design led to Switzerland and the orphaned P-16 lightweight fighter project.

Jet 52

Jet Airfoil Airplanes Ceiling 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The airfoil is a Harry Riblett shape, giving modernized flow separation on the leading edge for a soft stall yet with good lift and drag performance. Precisely what the single-engine ceiling is, the team can’t say. “We We just fly the thing around at 1000 feet, so the ceiling, we don’t know.

Airplanes 77

Airplanes Rudder Knot Aileron 77