Bombardier Challenger 600 series is a family of business jets
after a Bill Lear concept.
Manufactured 1980–present
Bombardier Challenger 600 series business jets
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| General information | |
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| Type | Business jet |
| Manufacturer | Canadair Bombardier Aerospace |
| Status | In production |
| Number built | 1,066 (October 2018) |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1980–present |
| First flight | 8 November 1978 |
| Developed into | Bombardier CRJ100/200 Bombardier Global Express |
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History Bombardier Challenger 600 series is a family of business jets
after a Bill Lear concept.
Manufactured 1980–present
The Bombardier Challenger 600 series is a family of business jets developed by Canadair after a Bill Lear concept, and then produced from 1986 by its new owner, Bombardier Aerospace. At the end of 1975, Canadair began funding the development of LearStar 600, and then bought the design for a wide-cabin business jet in April 1976. On 29 October, the programme was launched, backed by the Canadian federal government, and designed to comply with new FAR part 25 standards.
In March 1977, it was renamed the Challenger 600 after Bill Lear was phased out, and the original conventional tail was changed for a T-tail among other developments. The first prototype was rolled out on 25 May 1978, and performed its maiden flight on 8 November. The flight test program saw a deadly crash on 3 April 1980, but Transport Canada approved the CL-600 type certification on 10 August 1980.
Development
Around 1974, American aviation inventor Bill Lear conceptualised the LearStar 600, a low-wing, long-distance business jet, which was powered by a pair of Garrett TFE731-1 geared turbofan engines and equipped with a supercritical wing. Lear lacked the capabilities to launch such an aircraft, thus sought out other agencies to collaborate with to both produce and sell it, including the Canadian aerospace manufacturer Canadair. According to authors Ron Picklet and Larry Milberry, Canadair's top management were of the opinion that Lear's concept was sketchy at best Lear did not have an expert grasp of aeronautical engineering; so far, he had only been able to pay an American aeronautical consultant to undertake very preliminary design explorations
Design
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The Challenger is a twin-engined business jet, described by Flight International as being a "miniaturised twinjet airliner in every respect". While the Challenger is generally similar in configuration to previous aircraft of its type, some of its features stand out; for example, a widened fuselage allows a "walk-about cabin". The Challenger was also one of the first business jets to be designed with a supercritical wing. The wing was referred to by Canadair as being one of the aircraft's most advanced features.[3] It is also capable of performing short takeoffs while maintaining the speed and comfort levels normally associated with larger jetliners
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Bombardier Challenger 600 series is a family of business jets
after a Bill Lear concept.
Manufactured 1980–present
Bombardier Challenger 600 series is a family of business jets after a Bill Lear concept.
Manufactured 1980–present
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High speed cruise 289 kn (535 km/h; 333 mph)
-100: 270 kn (500 km/h; 310 mph)Ceiling 25,000 ft (7,620 m) Range 1,125 nmi (2,084 km; 1,295 mi)
-100: 1,020 nmi (1,889 km; 1,174 mi)
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