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Bombardier Challenger 600 series
General Aviation · Cold War (1970–1991)
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.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- General Aviation
- Domain
- Civil
- Era
- Cold War (1970–1991)
- Engine
- 2× turbofans
- Thrust / Power
- 9,220 lbf each
- Length (ft)
- 68
- Wingspan (ft)
- 64
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 27150
- MTOW (lb)
- 48200
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 41000
- Range (mi)
- 4603
- Max Speed (Mach)
- 0.85