The third Bombardier Continental super mid-size business jet completed its first flight last month, taking off from Bombardier's Learjet facility in Wichita, Kansas. The aircraft completed a 1h 53min flight reaching an altitude of 16,500ft (5,000m) at a speed of 280kt (520km/h).
Source: Flight International
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