N517RP

N517RP is a Bombardier BD-700 Global 5000, a twin-engine jet operated by BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE CORPORATION. SkyMeter has tracked 10 flights totalling 13 hours of airtime via ADS-B across 3 callsigns. The most frequent segment is KBTV to KBDL. Service window in our records spans 20 days. The Bombardier BD-700 Global 5000 has a 94 ft wingspan, a maximum takeoff weight of 92,500 lb.

About the Bombardier BD-700 Global 5000

The Bombardier Global 5000 represents the Canadian manufacturer's entry into the ultra-long-range business jet market, certified in 2005 as a slightly smaller sibling to the flagship Global Express. Powered by twin Rolls-Royce BR710 turbofans, the Global 5000 was designed to connect city pairs like New York to London or Los Angeles to Geneva nonstop with up to thirteen passengers in stand-up-cabin comfort, cruising at Mach 0.85 and reaching altitudes up to 51,000 feet. Its 5,200-nautical-mile range positioned it between traditional super-midsize jets and the longest-range Gulfstreams, carving out a niche for operators who needed intercontinental capability without the acquisition cost of a Global 6000 or Gulfstream G650.

The type introduced Bombardier's Vision flight deck with synthetic vision and enhanced situational awareness, along with a cabin management system that was state-of-the-art for the mid-2000s. While production ended in 2019 as Bombardier transitioned the line to the Global 5500 with new Passport engines and updated systems, the Global 5000 remains a workhorse in the charter and corporate fleet, prized for its dispatch reliability and operating economics on long thin routes where airliners would be inefficient. The aircraft's operating envelope includes a maximum operating speed of 365 knots IAS or Mach 0.925, with approach speeds around 118 knots depending on weight, and full-flap stall in the mid-90-knot range—performance that allows it to operate comfortably from both major international airports and shorter runways at mountain destinations.

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