MAGAZINE 10 | (^21)
portable devices - tablets or com-
puters – the available contents, or
to upload to the aircraft, contents
brought on board.
ENTERTAINMENT
Entertainment system has 24”
individual displays, six external
cameras, two media centers with
AVOD storage, Blu-ray, wireless
internet access points, an audio
system of 18 loudspeakers, while
cabin management is the Lufthansa
Technik Nice. Entertainment and
cabin system control is made by
means of touch-dial controllers,
with active matrix OLED mini
displays. The system is built-in in
the side edges of each seat; when
depressed they emerge to provide
full control to the IFE systems, ca-
bin lighting, window opening and
closing, among others.
Control is by touch, similar to
the existing one in some deluxe
cars. As expected, it is satellite
internet standard, with Honeywell
Jetwave platform of 15 Mbps Ka
band and based on the Iridium sat-
com system. Even with all these en-
tertainment systems, the 14 seats,
considering the three places of the
divan, allow in this configuration
shown, to transport eight pass-
engers with full fuel. Something
fairly significant for the category.
COCKPIT
All the ample space of the pas-
senger cabin is replicated in the
cockpit, one of the largest of the
category, having also a fixed jump
seat at the left hand side. The
avionics suite is the most recent
version of Bombardier Vision. My
greatest curiosity was about getting
to know the fly-by-wire system of
the Global 7500, the first one of
Bombardier to have C*u control
law, similar to that existing in the
current A220 of Airbus and in the
787 Dreamliner of Boeing.
Basically, the system governs
the aircraft through the pitch axis
control (nose up/nose down). The
aircraft speed is governed by speed
stability and not by inclination
stability. Another novelty is the
semi-active sidesticks. It should
be pointed out that left and right
controls are not electronically or
mechanically interconnected; they
are separated by a spring resistan-
ce increase to the movement. The
demonstrator also had the Head-up
Display (HUD), which is almost a
standard item in this category.
Unfortunately, because it was
a visit, we could not deeply get to
know all the systems of the Global
7500, which will be certainly done
in a fly test. The recent FAA and
EASA certification of the Global
7500 allows Bombardier not only to
begin deliveries of the first units, but
also to explore the extra-long range
market with an aircraft beyond
expectations.
Now Bombardier has to be
ready to meet the demand, which,
although small if compared with
the existing for aircrafts of the
Phenom 300 class, requires both
the capacity to offer a boutique
project and ensuring a certifica-
tion without thinking in any delay.
After all, competitors have similar
aircrafts, if not so ample and with
range above 7,500 nautical miles,
but very close to that.
chris devlin
(Chris Devlin)
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