A second Bombardier Continental has joined the flight test programme, just eight weeks after the maiden flight of the first super mid-size business jet. Aircraft 20002 flew for the first time on 9 October, by which time aircraft 20001 had accumulated 55h in 22 test flights. The second of five flight-test Continentals, aircraft 20002 is assigned to systems testing. Four aircraft are due to fly by year-end.

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Source: Flight International