The Bombardier Challenger 800 is the largest super-midsize
business jet
A business jet, private jet, or bizjet is a jet aircraft designed for transporting small groups of people. Business jets may be adapted for other roles, such as the evacuation of casualties or express parcel deliveries, and some are used by pu ...
that was built by
Bombardier Aerospace
Bombardier Aviation is a division of Bombardier Inc. It is headquartered in Dorval, Quebec, Canada. Its most popular aircraft included the Dash 8 Series 400, CRJ100/200/440, and CRJ700/900/1000 lines of regional airliners, and the newer CS ...
. It is based on Bombardier's 50-seat
Bombardier CRJ200
The Bombardier CRJ100 and CRJ200 (previously Canadair CRJ100 and CRJ200) is a regional jet designed and manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace between 1991 and 2006, the first of the Bombardier CRJ family.
The ''Canadair Regional Jet'' (CRJ) ...
LR. The Challenger 850 is the updated version, produced from 2006 to now.
Design and development
![OD-TAL Canadair CRJ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/OD-TAL_Canadair_CRJ.100LR_Interior_%287608260732%29.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.
Specifications
See also
References
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External links
Bombardier Challenger 850 homepagefrom ''Aviation''
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Challenger 850
1990s Canadian business aircraft
Twinjets
T-tail aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 2006