Aviation News Item: 00481

4th Aug 2009

Source: ubmaviationnews.com

Bombardier's 'Global Vision' cockpit completed its first test flight on a Global Express XRS yesterday, August 3. The flight deck "merges leading-edge design with advanced technology to deliver a completely new cockpit experience", according to the company. The Rockwell Collins' 'Pro Line Fusion' avionics suite includes a head-up guidance system (HGS), electronic checklists, maps with graphical flight planning, controller-pilot datalink communication and 'MultiScan' weather detection system, as well as the 'Bombardier Enhanced Vision System' (BEVS). The aircraft departed from the airframer's Downsview facility in Toronto, Ontario, at 10.20am EDT (14.20 UTC) and returned to the airfield for landing at 15.28 EDT (19.28 UTC). The flight reached a maximum altitude of 17,000ft and a true airspeed of 343kts (395 mph, 635 km/h). After the initial flying the aircraft will be ferried to the company's flight test centre in Wichita, Kansas, to complete its flight test programme and gain Transport Canada, FAA and EASA type certification.

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