Bombardier Challenger 850
{{Short description|Business jet}}
{{Infobox aircraft
|name= Challenger 800 / 850
|image= File:G-IGWT Ocean Sky Aviation Bombardier CL-600-2B19 Challenger 850 cn 8078 (8156638747).jpg
|caption= Challenger 850 taking off
|type= Business jet
|manufacturer= Bombardier Aerospace
|designer=
|first_flight=
|introduction= 1996 (as Challenger SE)
|retired=
|status= Active
|primary_user= AirX Charter
|more_users=
|produced= 2006–2012{{Cite web | url=https://www.bjtonline.com/business-jet-news/bombardier-challenger-850 | title=Bombardier Challenger 850| date=2016-05-13}}
|number_built=
|unit cost= US$31.981 million (2013){{cite web |url= http://awin.aviationweek.com/portals/awin/PDFs/BC_05_01_2013_p43-50_Jets.pdf |title= Business Airplanes |work= Business & Commercial Aviation |publisher= Aviation Week |date= May 2013}}
|developed_from = Bombardier CRJ200
|variants =
}}
The Bombardier Challenger 800, originally known as the Challenger SE, is the largest super-midsize business jet that was built by Bombardier Aerospace. It is based on Bombardier's 50-seat Bombardier CRJ200 LR. The Challenger 850 is the updated version, produced from 2006 to 2012.{{Cite web | url=https://businessaircraft.bombardier.com/en/aircraft | title=Discover our jets}}
Design and development
File:OD-TAL Canadair CRJ.100LR Interior (7608260732).jpg
The Challenger 850 is derived from the Bombardier CRJ200 airliner. It is capable of accommodating 12–16 passengers. The Challenger 850 jet has a transcontinental range and a high-speed cruise of Mach 0.80.
The Challenger 850 was first manufactured in 1996 as the Challenger SE (Special Edition) and rebranded in 2006 as the Challenger 850. Production ended in 2012 following completion of 71 deliveries.{{Cite web | url=https://www.jetcraft.com/jetstream/2017/04/bombardier-challenger-850-overview-1996-2012/ | title=BOMBARDIER CHALLENGER 850 OVERVIEW (1996–2012)| date=2021-10-08}}
"Challenger 850" or "CRJ Special Edition (SE)" are marketing designations for any CL-600-2B19 aircraft that was configured "green" at manufacture and subsequently completed with an interior approved by supplemental type certificate (STC).{{Cite web |title=EASA.IM.A.673 - CL-600 Regional Jet Series |url=https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/document-library/type-certificates/aircraft-cs-25-cs-22-cs-23-cs-vla-cs-lsa/easaima673-cl-600 |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=EASA |language=en}}
Specifications
{{Aircraft specs
|prime units?=met
|crew=2 + 1
|capacity=up to 16
|length m=26.77
|span m=21.21
|height m=6.22
|wing area sqm=48.35
|wing area sqft=
|wing area note=
|swept area sqm=
|swept area sqft=
|swept area note=
|volume m3=
|volume ft3=
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|aspect ratio=
|airfoil=
|empty weight kg=15,440
|empty weight note=
- Maximum ramp weight: {{convert|24,154|kg|lb|abbr=on|0}}
- Maximum takeoff weight: {{convert|24,040|kg|lb|abbr=on|0}}
- Maximum landing weight: {{convert|21,319|kg|lb|abbr=on|0}}
- Maximum zero fuel weight: {{convert|19,958|kg|lb|abbr=on|0}}
- Typical basic operating weight: {{convert|15,702|kg|lb|abbr=on|0}}
- Maximum usable fuel weight: {{convert|8,289|kg|lb|abbr=on|0}}
- Maximum payload (D-E): {{convert|4,256|kg|lb|abbr=on|0}}
- Payload – full fuel (A-E-F): {{convert|162|kg|lb|abbr=on|0}}
- Fuel with maximum payload (A-D): {{convert|4,196|kg|lb|abbr=on|0}}
|eng1 number=2
|eng1 name=General Electric CF34-3B1
|eng1 type=turbofan engines
|eng1 kn=38.84
|eng1 note={{convert|41|kN|lbf|abbr=on|0}} for take=off in ISA + 8°C (73°F)
|max speed mach=(Vmo) 0.850
|cruise speed kmh=819
|cruise speed note=
- High-speed cruise: M0.80 / {{convert|850|km/h|mph|abbr=on|0}}
- Long-range cruise speed: M0.74 / {{convert|787|km/h|mph|abbr=on|0}}
|range km=5,206
|range note=at M 0.74
:::(Theoretical range with NBAA IFR Reserves, ISA, 8 pax/2 crew. Actual range will be affected by speed, weather, selected options and other factors.)
|ceiling m=12,500
|more performance=
- Balanced field length (SL, ISA, MTOW): 6,305 ft (1,922 m)
- Landing distance (SL, ISA, MLW): 2,910 ft (887 m)
- Noise Level: Flyover: 78.8, Approach: 92.1, Lateral: 82.4 (EPNdB)
|avionics=
- Rockwell Collins Pro Line 4 six-screen EFIS
- Two-Screen EICAS
- Dual FMS 4200
- Dual GPS
- Dual IRS
- Dual DME/ Dual ADF
- Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS)
- Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS II)
}}
See also
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References
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External links
{{Commons category|Bombardier Challenger 850}}
- [http://www2.bombardier.com/en/3_0/3_2/3_2_2/3_2_2_3_1.jsp Bombardier Challenger 850 homepage]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070217004013/http://www.ainonline.com/issues/06_05/06_05_bombardier_44.htm Bombardier launches corporate shuttles] from Aviation
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