Bombardier Challenger 300#Challenger 3500

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During the late 1990s, Bombardier Aerospace decided to embark on the development of a super mid-sized business jet that would be positioned between its existing Learjet 60 and the Challenger 604. Market research had reportedly indicated that in excess of 1,000 new generation super mid-size business jets would be sold by 2012 and the company forecast that the new aircraft could secure one-third of this market. Early on, it was sized to accommodate eight passenger as well as to cover a distance of 5,740km (3,100nm) while cruising at a speed of Mach 0.8. It was a clean-sheet design, having not been developed from either the Challenger 600 or its variants.

In late 1998 and early 1999, various key suppliers, such as Rockwell Collins and AlliedSignal, the former providing its Pro Line 21 integrated avionics system and the latter producing the AS907 turbofan engine selected to power the type, agreed terms for their involvement in the project.{{cite web |url = https://www.flightglobal.com/as907-powerplants-in-testing-for-bombardiers-continental-business-jet/30799.article |title = AS907 Powerplants in testing for Bombardier's Continental business jet |publisher = Flight International |date = 23 February 2000}} Mitsubishi Heavy Industries opted to become a risk-sharing partner in the business jet's production, as well as being appointed to design, manufacture, and integrate the business jet's new single-piece wing.{{cite web |url = https://www.flightglobal.com/bombardier-continental-takes-shape/25072.article |title = Bombardier Continental takes shape |publisher = Flight International |date = 10 February 1999 |first = Ramon |last = Lopez}}{{cite web |url = https://www.flightglobal.com/bombardier-adds-more-names-to-continental-as-launch-nears/25514.article |title = Bombardier adds more names to Continental as launch nears |publisher = Flight International |date = 24 March 1999}} Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) was selected to supply the aft fuselage and empennage for the new aircraft.{{cite web |url = https://www.flightglobal.com/continental-contract/26565.article |title = Continental contract |publisher = Flight International |date = 9 June 1999}} Simultaneously, Bombardier's sale team set about securing commitments from prospective customers ahead of the programme's actual launch.{{cite web |url = https://www.flightglobal.com/corporate-jets-seeks-expansion-with-bombardier/25632.article |title = Corporate Jets seeks expansion with Bombardier |publisher = Flight International |date = 31 March 1999 |first = Max |last = Kingsley-Jones}}

The baseline Challenger 300 was formally launched at the 1999 Paris Air Show, being initially referred to as the Bombardier Continental.{{cite press release |url= http://www.bombardier.com/en/media/newsList/details.1449-trio-of-new-bombardier-business-jets-mark-paris-air-show-debut.bombardiercom.html |title= Trio of new Bombardier Business jets mark Paris Air Show debut |date= 14 June 2003 |publisher= Bombardier}}{{cite web |url = https://www.flightglobal.com/bombardier-continental-set-to-take-market-by-storm/26654.article |title = Bombardier Continental set to take market by storm |publisher = Flight International |date = 13 June 1999}} Type certification and the first deliveries both originally scheduled to take place during 2002.{{cite web |url = https://www.flightglobal.com/bombardier-signs-rockwell-collins-for-continental-jet/24965.article |title = Bombardier signs Rockwell Collins for Continental jet |publisher = Flight International |first = Kate |last = Sarsfield |date = 3 February 1999}}{{cite web |url = https://www.flightglobal.com/continental-challenge/26938.article |title = Continental challenge |publisher = Flight International |date = 16 June 1999}} In November 1999, it was announced that the programme was proceeding ahead of schedule, having reached its first production milestone that same month;{{cite web |url = https://www.flightglobal.com/bombardier-cuts-metal-for-first-continental-airframe/29517.article |title = Bombardier cuts metal for first Continental airframe |publisher = Flight International |date = 24 November 1999 |first = Kate |last = Sarsfield}} final assembly was performed in Montreal, Quebec. Around this time, Bombardier was also reportedly considering launching a regional jet model of the aircraft as well.{{cite web |url = https://www.flightglobal.com/bombardier-eyes-continental-shift-for-regional-challenge/29844.article |title = Bombardier eyes Continental shift for regional challenge |publisher = Flight International |date = 15 December 1999 |first1 = Paul |last1 = Lewis |first2 = Andrew |last2 = Doyle}}

In early March 2000, the company stated that 54 orders had been secured for the Challenger 300 since its launch.{{cite web |url = https://www.flightglobal.com/continental-orders/31191.article |title = Continental orders |publisher = Flight International |date = 7 March 2000}}{{cite web |url = https://www.flightglobal.com/bombardier-on-schedule-for-continental-final-assembly-/33113.article |title = Bombardier on schedule for Continental final assembly |publisher = Flight International |date = 25 July 2000}} Even in early 2001, Bombardier was anticipating the aircraft's entry to service during the following year.{{cite web |url = https://www.flightglobal.com/continental-on-target-for-service-entry-in-2002/35806.article |title = Continental on target for service entry in 2002 |publisher = Flight International |date = 23 January 2001}} However, delays were encountered that year, some of which can be attributed to the AS900 engine, which itself was not certified as quickly as had been expected.{{cite web |url = https://www.flightglobal.com/late-certification-for-as900-engine-/37417.article |title = Late certification for AS900 engine |publisher = Flight International |date = 22 May 2001}}

On 14 August 2001, the first prototype performed its maiden flight;{{cite web |url = https://www.flightglobal.com/business-jet-battle-takes-to-the-skies/39204.article |title = Business jet battle takes to the skies |publisher = Flight International |date = 21 August 2001}} two months later, the second prototype joined the flight test programme.{{cite web |url = https://www.flightglobal.com/second-continental-joins-flight-test-programme-/39904.article |title = Second Continental joins flight test programme |publisher = Flight International |date = 16 October 2001}}{{cite web |url = https://www.flightglobal.com/continental-flies-/40816.article |title = Continental Flies |publisher = Flight International |date = 1 January 2002 }} During September 2002, it was announced that the entry to service date had been pushed back so that design modifications could be implemented.{{cite web |url = https://www.flightglobal.com/challenger-300-delayed-to-allow-design-changes/45038.article |title = Challenger 300 delayed to allow design changes |publisher = Flight International |date = 24 September 2002}} On 31 May 2003, it received Transport Canada's approval, followed on 4 June by US FAR 25 certification and on 31 July by European JAR 25 approval.{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/flight-test-bombardier-challenger-300-polished-player-177135/ |title= Flight test: Bombardier Challenger 300 - Polished player |date= 3 February 2004 |work= Flight International }}

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The improved variant first flew on 2 March 2013, was unveiled at the next May EBACE and was due to enter service in May 2014. Combined with a more luxurious interior and 20% taller cabin windows, it costs $1 million more at $25.9 million. Its launch customer, NetJets, ordered 75 firm and 125 options.{{cite news |first1= William |last1= Garvey |first2= Fred |last2= George |url= http://aviationweek.com/awin/bombardier-unveils-challenger-350 |title= Bombardier Unveils Challenger 350 |work= Aviation Week |date= 27 May 2013 }}

It received its type certification from Transport Canada on 11 June 2014, from the FAA on 25 June, and from the EASA on 2 September.{{cite press release |url= http://www.bombardier.com/en/media/newsList/details.bombardier-aerospace20140902bombardierschallenger350jetreceivese.bombardiercom.html |title= Bombardier's Challenger 350 Jet Receives EASA Certification |date= 2 September 2014 |publisher= Bombardier}}

During 2018, 60 Challenger 350s were delivered as Bombardier claimed a 58% market share of the super mid-size segment, and the 300th delivery was reached in July 2019, after five years of service.{{cite press release |url= https://www.bombardier.com/content/bombardiercom/en/media/newsList/details.bba_20190711_bombardiers-award-winning-challenger-350-aircraft-r.bombardiercom.html |title= Bombardier's Award-winning Challenger 350 Aircraft Reaches 300 Deliveries Faster than Any Other Medium or Large Jet in History |date= 11 July 2019 |publisher= Bombardier }}

Hot-section modifications and a FADEC push gave the Honeywell HTF7350 7.3% more takeoff thrust at {{cvt|7,323|lbf|kN}} with the same flat rating, durability and reliability.

A strengthened wing with canted winglets and more span allows for {{cvt|900|lb|kg}} more full fuel payload.

Canted winglets have a less acute angle that reduces transonic drag and enlarge the span by {{cvt|5.2|ft|m}}, increasing wing area and aspect ratio.

At a weight of {{cvt|30,200|lb|kg}} it cruises at Mach 0.80 / {{cvt|455|kn|km/h}} TAS and is advertised as burning {{cvt|{{#expr:1580-45}}|lb|kg}} per hour.

In 2014, Bombardier's maintenance program for the type was priced at $277 per hour; inspections are performed at 600 hour intervals.{{cite news |url= http://aviationweek.com/business-aviation/pilot-report-bombardier-challenger-350 |title= Pilot Report: Bombardier Challenger 350 |first= Fred |last= George |work= Business & Commercial Aviation |date= 1 November 2014 |publisher= Aviation Week }}

The avionics include four Adaptive LCD Displays, Dual FMS with LPV and RNP approaches capability, SVS, a MultiScan, Weather Radar, Dual IRS, dual SBAS GPS, integrated EFIS and dual VHF and HF radios.

It is able to carry eight passengers over a 3,200 nmi / 5,926 km range at a Mach 0.80 (459 kn, 849 km/h) long-range cruise.{{cite web |url= http://businessaircraft.bombardier.com/sites/businessaircraft.bombardier.com/files/Challenger_350_EN.zip |title= Challenger 350 Brochure and Factsheet |date= 2016 |publisher= Bombardier |access-date= 21 April 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170421193716/http://businessaircraft.bombardier.com/sites/businessaircraft.bombardier.com/files/Challenger_350_EN.zip |archive-date= 21 April 2017 |url-status=dead}} It is manufactured in Canada.{{cite news |url= http://www.kansas.com/news/business/aviation/article138751248.html |date= 15 March 2017 |title= Is Bombardier 'winding down' Learjet? |first= Jerry |last= Siebenmark |work= The Wichita Eagle}}

Bombardier unveiled the Challenger 3500 at an event in Montreal on 14 September 2021.{{Cite web |last= Lynch |first= Kerry |title= Bombardier Builds on Challenger Family with 3500 |url= https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2021-09-14/bombardier-builds-challenger-family-3500 |access-date= 14 September 2021 |website= Aviation International News |language= en}} The 3500 is a development of the Challenger 300/350, and will feature various improvements, including auto- throttles and an upgraded cabin. The new name will also bring the Challenger 3500 inline with Bombardier's Global nomenclature. Bombardier anticipates deliveries of the Challenger 3500 the second half of 2022 and will carry a price tag of $26.7 million, which is the same as the current Challenger 350.{{Cite web |title= Bombardier Proudly Introduces the New Challenger 3500 Aircraft, the Industry's Best Super Mid-size Business Jet |url= https://businessaircraft.bombardier.com/en/news/bombardier-proudly-introduces-new-challenger-3500-aircraft-industrys-best-super-mid-size |access-date= 14 September 2021 |website= Bombardier |language= en}}{{Cite web |date= 14 September 2021 |title= Bombardier launches upscale Challenger 3500 in battle for mid-sized private jets |url= https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/bombardier-launches-upscale-challenger-3500-battle-mid-sized-private-jets-2021-09-14/ |access-date= 15 September 2021 |website= Reuters |language= en}} During 2023, the advertised price of a new-build Challenger 3500 was $27.2M.{{cite news |url= https://infogram.com/bca-table-2023-jets-1ho16vorwrp8x4n |title= Purchase planning handbook - Jets table |date= Second Quarter 2023 |work= Business & Commercial Aircraft}}

The Bombardier Challenger 300 is a super mid-sized business jet. It is capable of flying across the continental United States in a single hop;{{cite news |url= https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2018-05-24/pilot-report-bombardier-challenger-350 |title= Pilot Report: Bombardier Challenger 350 |first= Matt |last= Thurber |date= 24 May 2018 |work= AIN online}} specifically, the aircraft is able to climb to FL410 within 18 minutes with a {{cvt|455|kg|lb}} fuel burn at MTOW/ISA, where at a {{cvt|14,330|kg|lb}} weight it burns {{cvt|680|kg|lb}}/h at Mach 0.8/{{cvt|445|knots|km/h}} tas, {{cvt|875|kg|lb}}/h at Mach 0.83/{{cvt|465|kn|km/h}} tas.

While both the Challenger 300 and Challenger 350 retain the same sized cabin, the latter is outfitted with a more modern and streamlined interior. All seats are berthable, and in some configurates can be aligned to form beds. A Lufthansa Technik-supplied cabin management system and in-flight entertainment system, along with amenities such as electrical sockets, USB ports, and wireless connectivity, is present on some aircraft. Various optional features can be fitted within the cabin, such as three-place divan, an extra belted seat in the lavatory. The Challenger 350 is equipped with a pocket door between the galley and cabin, increasing privacy and minimising noise. Both the galley and lavatory can be furnished with stone, marble, or wood flooring.

Both the fuselage and wing are semi-monocoque aluminum structures, while the winglets are composed of composite materials. It is outfitted with supercritical wings that have a fixed leading edge and a 27% sweep angle and {{cvt|1.15|m|ft}} winglets that reduce cruise lift-induced drag by 17%. The wing is equipped with spoilers controlled via a fly-by-wire system: the outboard, multi-function spoilers act as spoilerons, augmenting roll control and operating together in flight to dump lift and act as speedbrakes, while all outboard and inboard spoiler panels deploy together to act as ground spoilers, dumping lift on the ground.{{Cite web |title=BOMBARDIER CHALLENGER 300-350 |url=https://www.smartcockpit.com/my-aircraft/bombardier-challenger-300/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=SmartCockpit - Airline training guides, Aviation, Operations, Safety |language=en-US}} The hydraulically-acutated single-slotted fowler flap have four positions:  0/10/20/30°. The outboard ailerons are manually actuated while both the elevators and rudder are hydraulically-powered with a mechanical backup.

The flight deck of the aircraft is provisioned with Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics include four LCD displays, an EICAS and Maintenance Diagnostics Computer, an EGPWS, a TCAS II and an ELT. On the Challenger 350, the primary flight display (PFD) fills the full width with the attitude directional indicator (ADI) symbology and synthetic vision system (SVS) imagery. The flight controls use cables and pulleys for the most part. Rockwell Collins's digital MultiScan radar system is present, featuring ground-clutter suppression and auto-tilt and -gain. Nosewheel steering, achieved via a tiller, provides 70 degrees turning authority to either left or right.

The Challenger 300 entered commercial service on 8 January 2004 with Flexjet.{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/challenger-300-makes-its-service-entry-with-flexjet-176574/ |title= Challenger 300 makes its service entry with Flexjet |work= Flight International |first= Graham |last= Warwick |date= 20 January 2004}}

In 2004, the unit cost of the Challenger 300 was US$17.4 million.

By November 2014, 448 Challenger 300s were in service and, over nearly one million hours of operations, had achieved a 99.79% dispatch reliability rate; five-year-old aircraft retain 64% of their original value. At the end of 2015, {{#expr:402+75+37+12+7+6+6+4+1}} Challenger 300/350 were operational; of these, 402 aircraft were in North America, 75 in Western Europe, 37 in Latin America, 12 in Eastern Europe, seven in India, six in Africa and China, four in Asia Pacific and one in the Middle East; the largest operator was Flexjet with 30 Challenger 300s and seven 350s, then Netjets with 26 delivered, including four to Netjets Europe.{{cite news |url= https://aviationweek.com/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2015/12/bav_12_28_2015_cht.pdf |title= Monthly Program Profile: Bombardier Challenger 300/350 |work= Weekly of Business Aviation |publisher= Aviation Week |date= 28 December 2015}}

During 2017, in response to competitive pressures, Bombardier chose to discount the price of the Challenger 300/350 by $7 million to match the Embraer Legacy 500's $20 million price.{{cite news |url= http://aviationweek.com/business-aviation/legacy-500-super-midsize-technology-leader-fights-market-share |title= Legacy 500: Super Midsize Technology Leader Fights For Market Share |date= 22 September 2017 |first= Fred |last= George |work= Aviation Week Network}} Over 200 Challenger 350 were delivered by December 2017, adding to around 450 Challenger 300 deliveries.{{cite press release |url= http://www.bombardier.com/en/media/newsList/details.bba_20171205_bombardiers-newest-challenger-jet-models-surpass-si.bombardiercom.html |title= Bombardier's Newest Challenger Jet Models Surpass Significant Delivery Milestones |date= 6 December 2017 |publisher= Bombardier}} The 350th Challenger 350 was delivered in July 2020.{{cite press release |url= https://www.bombardier.com/en/media/newsList/details.bombardier-aerospace-20200709challenger-350-aircraft-reaches-mil.bombardiercom.html |title= Bombardier Challenger 350 Aircraft Reaches Milestone 350th Delivery |date= 9 July 2020 |publisher= Bombardier}}

By the 2020s, second-hand Challenger 300s typically cost from $7 million to over $20 million.{{cite news |last1= Bluestein |first1= Greg |title= Loeffler jet a Georgia campaign trail asset, but also fuel for critics |url= https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/loeffler-jet-georgia-campaign-trail-asset-but-also-fuel-for-critics/EZslVIdjkQv3tgfBDRth6N/ |work= Atlanta Journal-Constitution |date= 21 February 2020 }} During 2021, Bombardier's list price for a new Challenger 350 was $26.7M.{{cite news |url= https://infogram.com/bca-table-jets-1h8n6m3l3dvqj4x?live |title= Purchase planning handbook - Jets table |date= Second Quarter 2021 |work= Business & Commercial Aircraft}}

During 2022, the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered pilots to perform additional safety checks on the model after "multiple incidents" in which a horizontal stabilizer malfunctioned.{{Cite web |last=Gans |first=Jared |date=24 March 2023 |title=NTSB finds turbulence not to blame for death of former White House official, but flight issues occurred |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/3917379-ntsb-finds-turbulence-not-to-blame-for-death-of-former-white-house-official-but-flight-issues-occurred/ |access-date=26 March 2023 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}} In 2023, a passenger was killed by blunt force trauma in a Challenger 300 inflicted when a series of automated pilot instructions resulted in the stabilizer control system being turned off, causing the aircraft to pitch violently.{{Cite news |last= Laris |first= Michael |date= 24 March 2023 |title= Flight problems, not turbulence, found in death of former White House official |work=Washington Post |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/03/24/dana-hyde-airplane-turbulence/}}

On December 18, 2024, a Bombardier Challenger 300 with tail number LV-GOK, flying from Punta del Este, Uruguay landed in San Fernando airport, Buenos Aires, Argentina, went off course and crashed into a neighboring house, completely destroying the plane Both crew members died as a consequence of the fire. No other people were on board.

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