Bombardier Challenger 300
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| Challenger 300 | |
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| A Bombardier Challenger 300 lifts off from London Luton Airport | |
| Type | business jet |
| Manufacturer | Bombardier Aerospace |
| Status | In production |
The Bombardier Challenger 300 is a super-mid-sized jet capable of traversing trans-continental distances.
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[edit] History
The project was launched at the Paris Air Show on July 13, 1999, at which time it was called the Bombardier Continental. After an extensive rebranding exercise,[1] the jet was renamed in September 2002, and entered commercial service in January 2004.[2][3]
[edit] Specifications (Challenger 300)
[edit] General characteristics
- Crew: 2 pilots
- Capacity: Up to 16 passengers (normally 8)
- Length: 20.93 m (68 ft 8 in)
- Wingspan: 19.46 m (63 ft 10 in)
- Height: 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in)
- Wing area: 48.5 m² (522 ft²)
- Empty: 10,591 kg (23,349 lb)
- Max take-off weight: 17622 kg (38850 lb)
- Powerplant: 2× Honeywell HTF7000 turbofans, 30.4 kN (6,825 lbf) thrust each
[edit] Performance
- Maximum speed: 0.83 Mach
- Range: 5,914 km (3,675 miles) at 0.78 Mach
- Service ceiling: 13,716 m (45,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 5000 ft/min at 38850lb max gross weight
- Wing loading: 73.52 lb per square foot
- Thrust-to-weight:
[edit] References
- ^ Bombardier Undertakes a Rebranding: Learjet, Challenger and Global, Period. Retrieved on 2006-03-09.
- ^ BOMBARDIER CHALLENGER 300 SUPER MIDSIZE CORPORATE BUSINESS JET, CANADA. Retrieved on 2006-03-09.
- ^ The Bombardier BD-100 Challenger 300. Retrieved on 2006-03-09.
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[edit] See also
Related development:
Comparable aircraft: Cessna Citation X - Dassault Falcon 2000 - Gulfstream G200 - Raytheon Hawker 4000
Designation sequence: Challenger 300 - Challenger 600 - Challenger 800
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