Bombardier Challenger 600
The second and third prototypes flew in 1979. Despite the crash, both Transport Canada and the Federal Aviation Administration in the United States certified the aircraft in 1980, albeit with both handing over some restrictions to pilots including a limited maximum take-off weight. A large program to reduce the aircraft s weight was then implemented to improve the aircraft s range. Challengers can be identified visually by their distinctive fowler flap (aircraft) design - which are the braces showing below the wings which are more common to commercial airliners such as the Boeing 747. General characteristics Performance Related development Comparable aircraft Drones: CL-327 Piston engined: CL-215 Turboprops: 415 · Q Series Learjet family: 23 · 24 · 25 · 28 · 29 · 31 · 35 · 36 · 40 · 45 · 55 · 60 · 85 Challenger family: 300 · 600 · 601 · 604 · 605 · 800 · 850 Global family: Global 5000 · Global Express · Global Express XRS · CRJ family: CRJ100 · CRJ200 · CRJ440 · CRJ700 · CRJ900 · CRJ1000 CSeries (under development): C110 · C130 CL-89 · CL-289 · CL-227 CL-215 Scooper CL-84 · CL-215T · CL-415 CL-41 · CL-600/CL-601/CL-604 · CRJ North Star · CL-13 · CL-28 · CT-133 · CL-44 · CL-66 · CF-104 · CF-5 A1 DH.9A • A2 S.E.5 • A3 504 • A4 Pup • A5 Wapiti • A6 DH.9 • A7 Cirrus Moth • A8 DH.50A • A9 Seagull • A10 IIID • A11 Southampton • A12 Bulldog A1 • A2 • A3 • A4 • A5 • A6 • A7 • A8 • A9 • A10 • A11 • A12 • A13 • A14 • A15 • A16 • A17 • A18 • A19 • A20 • A21 • A22 • A23 • A24 • A25 • A26 • A27 • A28 • A29 • A30 • A30 • A31 • A32 • A33 • A34 • A35 • A36 • A37 • A37 • A37 • A38 • A39 • A40 • A41 • A42 • A43 • A44 • A44 • A45 • A46 • A47 • A48 • A49 • A50 • A51 • A52 • A53 • A54 • A55 • A56 • A57 • A58 • A59 • A60 • A61 • A62 • A63 • A64 • A65 • A66 • A67 • A68 • A69 • A70 • A71 • A72 • A73 • A74 • A75 • A76 • A77 • A78 • A79 • A80 • A81 • A82 • A83 • A84 • A85 • A86 • A87 • A88 • A89 • A90 • A91 • A92 • A93 • A94 • A95 • A96 • A97 • A98 • A99 • A100 N1 Firefly • N2 Dakota • N3 Gannet • N4 Sea Venom • N5 Sycamore • N6 Vampire • N7 Wessex • N8 Scout • N9 Iroquois • N10 Quail • N11 Jindivik • N12 Tracker • N13 Skyhawk • N14 MB-326 • N15 HS 748 • N16 Sea King A1 Sioux • A2 Iroquois • A3 Mirage III • A4 Caribou • A5 Alouette III • A6 Viscount • A7 MB-326 • A8 F-111 • A9 Orion • A10 HS 748 • A11 Falcon 20 • A12 One-Eleven • A13 Link Trainer • A14 PC-6 • A15 Chinook • A16 (not used) • A17/N17 Kiowa • A18 Nomad • A19 CT/4 • A20 707 • A21 Hornet • A22/N22 Ecureuil • A23 PC-9 • N24 Seahawk • A25 Black Hawk • A26 Falcon 900 • A27 Hawk • N28 Kalkara • N29 Seasprite • A30 Wedgetail • A31 (not used) • A32 King Air • A33 (not used) • A34 (not used) • A35 (not used) • A36 BBJ1 • A37 Challenger 604 • A38 Tiger • A39 KC-30A MRTT • A40/N40 MRH-90 • A41 Globemaster III • N42 A109E • A44 F/A-18F Super Hornet • A69 Phantom .The Bombardier Challenger 600 series is a family of business jets designed by Bill Lear and produced first by Canadair until that company was bought by Bombardier Aerospace in 1986. The aircraft was an independent design by Bill Lear in 1976, who had resigned as Chairman of Lear Jet seven years previously. Originally dubbed the LearStar 600, Lear sold exclusive rights to produce and develop the design to Canadair, who renamed it the CL-600 Challenger. While similar in general configuration to Lear s previous designs, notable changes were made that distinguished the new aircraft from the Learjets, including the use of a widened fuselage that allowed a walk-about cabin , a feature not shared by any other business aircraft of the time.
The Challenger was also one of the first bizjets designed with a supercritical wing. On 8 November 1978, the first prototype of the aircraft took off for the first time in Montreal, Canada. An 3 April 1980 test flight in the Mojave Desert resulted in disaster, the aircraft crashing due to a deep stall, killing one of the test pilots (the other parachuted to safety).
