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. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 574 pixelsFull resolution (2320 × 1664 pixel, file size: 669 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Bombardier CL-600 business jet (US registration N598MT) at London Heathrow Airport, England. ... Business jet, private jet or, in slang, bizjet is a term describing a jet aircraft, usually of modest size, designed for transporting small groups of business people for commercial reasons at a time convenient to their business needs. ... An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, and/or spacecraft. ... Bombardier Aerospace is a division of the Bombardier group. ... logo Bombardier Inc. ... Business jet, private jet or, in slang, bizjet is a term describing a jet aircraft, usually of modest size, designed for transporting small groups of business people for commercial reasons at a time convenient to their business needs. ... William (Bill) Powell Lear (June 26, 1902 – May 14, 1978) was an American inventor and businessman. ... Canadair was a civil aircraft manufacturer in Canada, and formed the core of Bombardier Aerospace History Canadair was created in 1944 by the government of Canada as a manufacturer of PBY Canso flying boats for the RCAF for patrol duty. ... Bombardier Aerospace is a division of the Bombardier group. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1986: Events January January 9 - the UK Defence Secretary, Michael Heseltine, resigns amidst a political furore over the future of Westland Helicopters. ...

Development

The Challenger 601 is used as a transport by the Canadian Forces.

The Challenger 600 experimental

The aircraft was an independent design by 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. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x681, 88 KB) Bombardier (Canadair) CL-600-2A12 Challenger 601 Registration:144616 cn3038 source/copyright owner: http://www. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x681, 88 KB) Bombardier (Canadair) CL-600-2A12 Challenger 601 Registration:144616 cn3038 source/copyright owner: http://www. ... The Canadian Forces (French: Forces canadiennes), abbreviated as CF (French: FC), are the combined armed forces of Canada. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 535 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 685 pixel, file size: 442 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 535 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 685 pixel, file size: 442 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1976: Events March March 17 - a Japan Air Lines Boeing 747 makes the first non-stop flight from Tokyo to New York, taking 11. ... C-GBFP - Adlair Aviation - Learjet 25 (LJ25) refueling at Cambridge Bay Airport, Nunavut, Canada. ...

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On November 8 1978, the first prototype of the aircraft took off for the first time in Montreal, Canada. An April 3 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). The second and third prototypes flew in 1979. November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1978: Events January January 1 - British Aircraft Corporation, Hawker Siddeley, and Scottish Aviation are absorbed into British Aerospace April April 1 - The Canadian Snowbirds aerobatic team officially becomes the 431 Air Demonstration Squadron. ... Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (in unity, prosperity) Coordinates: Country Canada Province Quebec Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1980: Events January January 8 - a Mooney 231 lands in San Francisco, after flying coast to coast non-stop, setting a record by completing the flight in 8 hours and 4 minutes. ... Deep stall is a dangerous condition that affects certain aircraft designs, notably those with a T-tail configuration. ... This article refers to the device for slowing descent through the air. ...

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. The Department of Transport, also referred to as Transport Canada, is the department within the government of Canada which is responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada. ... “FAA” redirects here. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1980: Events January January 8 - a Mooney 231 lands in San Francisco, after flying coast to coast non-stop, setting a record by completing the flight in 8 hours and 4 minutes. ...

Variants

CL-600

• CL-600 - original production version, powered by Avco Lycoming ALF-502L turbofans of 7,500 lbf (33.6 kN) thrust each. Built until 1983 (83 built)
  • CL-600S - 76 CL-600s retrofitted with the winglets introduced on the CL-601-1A. 12 aircraft purchased by Canadian Forces Air Command for use in a variety of roles as the CC-144, CE-144, and CX-144.

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CL-601

• CL-601-1A - refined version including winglets to reduce drag and more powerful General Electric engines. (66 built, including 4 CL-144s)
  • CL-601-1A/ER - 601-1A retrofitted with the 601-3R's additional fuel tank
• CL-601-3A - further uprated engine and a glass cockpit. This was the first version marketed by Bombardier.
  • CL-601-3A/ER - 601-3A retrofitted with the 601-3R's additional fuel tank
• CL-601-3R - extended range version with an extra fuel tank added to the aircraft's tail

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CL-604

• CL-604 - major upgrade of the 601 design, incorporating more powerful engines, larger fuel supply, completely new undercarriage, structural improvements to wings and tail, and a new electronic flight instrumentation system. The C-143A is a single Challenger 604 aircraft, which was acquired by the United States Coast Guard in December 2005 as its new Medium Range Command and Control Aircraft (MRC2A).^[1]

CL-605

• CL-605 - Introduced in early 2006 as an avionics and structural upgrade of the 604 design. Structural improvements include larger cabin windows. Cockpit instrumentation updated with new avionics displays and "electronic flight bag" capability.

CL-610

• CL-610 Challenger E was to have been a stretched version with seating for 24 passengers. Development was halted by Canadair in 1981 without any having been built. A few years later, a new project would develop the Canadair Regional Jet based on a stretched Challenger design.

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Challenger 300 and 800

• see Bombardier Challenger 300 for the Challenger 300
• see Bombardier CRJ for the Challenger 800

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Military operators

• RAAF
• Air Command (Canada)
• Croatian Government (Government Agency/ex military unit)
• Czech Air Force
• People's Liberation Army Air Force
• Royal Danish Air Force
• Luftwaffe
• USAF

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Specifications (CL-601-3A)

General characteristics

• Crew: two pilots
• Capacity: up to 19 passengers, depending on configuration
• Length: 20.85 m (68 ft 5 in)
• Wingspan: 19.61 m (64 ft 4 in)
• Height: 6.30 m (20 ft 8 in)
• Wing area: 48.3 m² (520 ft²)
• Empty: 9,292 kg (20,485 lb)
• Loaded: kg ( kg)
• Maximum takeoff: 19,550 kg (43,100 lb)
• Powerplant: 2x General Electric CF-34-3A, 40.7 kN (9,140 lbf) thrust each

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Performance

• Maximum speed: 851 km/h (529 mph / Mach .84)
• Range: 6,236 km (3,875 miles)
• Service ceiling: 12,500 m (41,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 1,355 m/min (4,450 ft/min)
• Wing loading: kg/m² ( lb/ft²)
• Thrust-to-weight:

References

External links

• Bombardier Challenger 605 Official Website
• Canadian Forces CC-144 Challenger website

Related content

Related development

• Bombardier CRJ family
• Bombardier Challenger 300

Comparable aircraft

• Dassault Falcon 900

Designation sequence

• Canadair:
  • CL-84 - CL-215 - CL-415 - CL-600
• Canadian Forces:
  • CC-141 - CC-142 - CH-143 - CC-144 - CT-145 - CH-146 - CH-147
• US Military:
  • C-139 - C-140 - C-141 - C-142 - C-143 - HC-144

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