Elite Traveler Spring 2019

INSPIRE TOP JETS

Bombardier Challenger 650 BEST JET FOR HOPPING THE ATLANTIC — OR GOING TO HAWAII When your destination awaits on the far side of the Atlantic, or well out in the Pacific off theWest Coast, the 4,246- mile range of the Bombardier Challenger 650 helps make the flight more comfortable. The 650 boasts a fuel- endurance time of eight hours and 45 minutes — at more than 500 mph — enough to make it to England or Honolulu from the closest US jumping- off point. With space enough for nearly a dozen friends, the quiet cabin of the Challenger 650 boasts a height of 6.1 ft and a width of 8.2 ft. Filling it with 11 friends won’t crowd the 650’s cabin, which stretches more than 28 ft long. Lest any of your guests grow bored looking at all that water, the 650’s advanced HD and wireless entertainment system stands ready to enliven those hours en route until it’s time to touch down. So where will it be? The lush rolling hills of Ireland? The dramatic volcanic landscape of Hawaii? Or perhaps Iceland’s harsh, alien wilderness? $32.7m, businessaircraft.bombardier.com

BY THE NUMBERS Passengers 12 Range 4,000 nm Max speed 541 mph Landing distance 2,775 ft Operating cost $3,384 per hour