Bombardier Challenger 850

Challenger 800 / 850
Challenger 850 C-GWWW at Manchester May 2008
Role	Business jet
Manufacturer	Bombardier Aerospace
Status	In production
Unit cost	$32 Million USD
Developed from	Bombardier CRJ200

The Bombardier Challenger 800 is the largest super-mid size business aircraft offered by Bombardier Aerospace. It is based on Bombardier's 50-seat CRJ200LR. The Challenger 850 is the updated, current version.

Design and development

The Challenger 850 is derived from the Bombardier CRJ200 airliner. It is capable of accommodating 15-19 passengers. The Challenger 850 jet has a transcontinental range and a high-speed cruise of Mach 0.80.

The average price for the Challenger 850 is $31.862 million.

Specifications

Data from http://www2.bombardier.com/en/3_0/3_2/3_2_2/3_2_2_3_3.jsp?pageid=3_2

General characteristics

• Crew: 2 + 1
• Capacity: 15 to 19 passengers
• Length: 87.83 ft (26.77 m)
• Wingspan: 69.58 ft (21.21 m)
• Height: 20.42 ft (6.22 m)
• Wing area: 520.4 ft² (48.35 m²)
• Empty weight: 34,790 lb (15,780 kg)
• Useful load: 18,210 lb (8,261 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 53,250 lb (24,041 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × General Electric CF34-3B1 turbofan engines, 8,729 lbf (38.84 kN) each

Performance

• Cruise speed: 442 kts (819 km/h)
• Range: 2,811 nm (5,206 km)
• Service ceiling: 41,000 ft (12,497 m)
  
• Balanced field length (SL, ISA, MTOW): 6,305 ft (1,922 m)
• Landing distance (SL, ISA, MLW): 2,910 ft (887 m)
• Noise Level (EPNdB): Flyover: 78.8, Approach: 92.1, Lateral: 82.4

See also

Related development

• Bombardier CRJ200
• Bombardier Challenger 600
  

Related lists

• List of civil aircraft
  

References

The initial version of this article was based on a public domain article from Greg Goebel's Vectorsite.

External links

• Bombardier Challenger 850 homepage
• Bombardier launches corporate shuttles from Aviation