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Old 16th Feb 2010, 15:58
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Systems - I defy anyone to fly manual reversion at FL450.The Falcon has Dual Primary Flight Control Systems plus man. rev while the Global has three primary hydraulic. It also has 7 hydraulc pumps vs 4 on the 900 and 6 electrical vs 4.
That is either a deliberate dig, or more likely one of the more idiotic statements I've read on PPrune in a long while.
First of all, why would you be at FL450 in a 900EX as in most configs you would struggle to get there unless you were on fumes, and secondly, why would you consider staying up there with two hydraulic systems failed?

I'm afraid your comparison is totally nefarious, 2 totally different aircraft for two completely different missions.
I'd love to see a GLEX get in and out of LCY for example, and then trott off to DXB.
You can happily fly at .85 all day long, trouble is your passenger will still arrive in DXB 30 minutes after the Falcon as they are going to have to get to LTN or STN...and thats going to take a minimum of 40 minutes.

2 very different aeroplanes with 2 different missions period.

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