09:30 23 January 2006Business aircraft smaller than VIP airliners ACC-flightadmin Completions Avionics Operators Business Aviation Manufacturers
<P align=left><BR>Bombardier completed first flight of the Challenger 605 large cabin business jet yesterday at the airframer's facilities at Montreal Trudeau international airport. <BR><BR>The aircraft made a 3h23min flight, leaving at 12:40. The 605 aircraft (MSN5701, pictured below) climbed steadily to reach an altitude of 41,000ft (12,496 m) and a speed of 420kt (780km/h). The aircraft's take-off weight was 17,550kg (38,730lb), of which 5,670kg was fuel.<BR><BR></P> <DIV align=center> <TABLE borderColor=#000000 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 align=center bgColor=#ffffff border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><IMG height=297 alt="605 first flight big" src="../assets/getAsset.aspx?ItemID=11141" width=445 border=1></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><SUP> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 17.85pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal" align=right><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">© Bombardier Aerospace<BR></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoBodyText style="MAR