Bombardier’s Global 8000 Just Completed Its First Test Flight

Bombardier’s Global 8000 took another step toward certification last weekend after the first production aircraft completed its successful inaugural flight. The world’s fastest civilian aircraft since the Concorde, the new plane replaces the Global 7500. The first production 8000 took off from Bombardier’s Aircraft Assembly Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, executing a series of tests before landing. The final aircraft will have a top speed of Mach 0.94 (it crossed the supersonic…