Bombardier BD-100 Challenger 300
The Bombardier Challenger 300 is a super-midsize business jet, built as an entirely new design rather than a derivative of the earlier Challenger 600 series, with a wing specifically optimised for efficient long-range cruise. It quickly became the best-selling jet in its class, valued for combining a wide, comfortable cabin with strong runway performance from shorter airports. Its clean-sheet design let Bombardier tune its aerodynamics purely for the super-midsize mission, rather than compromising with an older airframe. It set the template that its later-generation Challenger 350 successor continued to refine.
Did you know?
The Challenger 300 was Bombardier's first clean-sheet super-midsize jet, not a stretch of the older Challenger 600 family.
Specifications
| Length | 20.9 m (68 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 19.6 m (64 ft) |
| Height | 6.3 m (21 ft) |
| Maximum passengers | 9 |
| Persons on board | 8 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 17 t |
| Range | 3,341 NM (6,188 km) |
| Maximum speed | 470 kt (870 km/h) |
| Service ceiling | 45,000 ft (13,716 m) |
| Optimum ceiling | 41,000 ft (12,497 m) |
| Take-off distance | 1,500 m (4,921 ft) |
| Landing distance | 790 m (2,592 ft) |
| Fuel capacity | 6,220 l |
| Engines | 2x Honeywell AS907 |
| Units built | 450 |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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