Mounted on GE Aviation's flying test-bed, Boeing 747-121 N747GE (c/n 19651), the Passport received 100 hours of flight-testing in 20 flights.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Boeing Boeing 747 - СШАUSA - 1969

GE Aviation designed the Passport turbofan for Bombardier’s Global 7500 business jet. Here it can be seen undergoing an icing test
By mid-April 2015 the Passport had accumulated about 1,400 hours and 1,700 cycles of ground testing.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bombardier Global-5000 / Global-6000 / Global-7000 - КанадаCanada - 2003

A fan blade-out test and a block endurance test, involving 150 hours of constant running at triple-red-line thrust, temperature and pressure measurements, are two upcoming certification tests for the Passport.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bombardier Global-5000 / Global-6000 / Global-7000 - КанадаCanada - 2003

The Global 7000 and 8000 will have fly-by-wire controls and side-stick controllers.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bombardier Global-5000 / Global-6000 / Global-7000 - КанадаCanada - 2003

A stateroom with a large bed, a chair and table forms the fourth and aft-most living space on the Global 7000 (the third in the Global 8000).

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bombardier Global-5000 / Global-6000 / Global-7000 - КанадаCanada - 2003

There will be a low equivalent altitude in the Global 7000 and 8000 cabins to help minimise passenger fatigue.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bombardier Global-5000 / Global-6000 / Global-7000 - КанадаCanada - 2003

The Global 8000's cabin length is 45ft 7in and the Global 7000's is 54ft 7in.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bombardier Global-5000 / Global-6000 / Global-7000 - КанадаCanada - 2003

The galley in the Global 7000 and 8000 is 20% larger than that in the Global 5000 and 6000.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bombardier Global-5000 / Global-6000 / Global-7000 - КанадаCanada - 2003

A superb digitally-enhanced depiction of The Global showing the streamline profile.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bombardier Global-5000 / Global-6000 / Global-7000 - КанадаCanada - 2003

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Bombardier Global-5000 / Global-6000 / Global-7000 - КанадаCanada - 2003