Bombardier Aerospace Challenger 604

Type (Muster)
Business-jet (Geschäftsreiseflugzeug)

Country (Land)
Canada (Kanada)

Manufacturer (Hersteller)
Bombardier Business Aircraft
400 Cote Vertu West
Dorval, Quebec H4S 1Y9
Canada

Phone: 001-514/855-5000
Fax: 001-514/855-7802

General (Allgemeine Angaben)
Crew (Besatzung): 2
Passengers (Passagiere): 9 to 19 in high-density interior

Power plant (Antrieb): 2 x General Electric CF34-3B turbofans
Thrust (Schub): 2 x 38,84 kN (8730 lbs), flat rated to 38 C at sea level; or (oder) 2 x 41 kN (9220 lbs) APR
Fuel consumption per hour (Kraftstoffverbrauch pro Stunde): 1192 litres at Mach 0.8 cruise average
Time between overhauls: 6000 h, with a hot section inspection inverval of 3000 h

Takeoff noise levels: 80,9 EPNdB
Approach noise levels: 90,3 EPNdB
Sideline noise levels: 86,2 EPNdB

Dimensions (Abmessungen)
Length (Länge): 20,85 m
Height (Höhe): 6,30 m
Span (Spannweite): 19,61 m
Wing area (Flügelfläche): 45,71 sq m (basic)
Fuselage diameter (Rumpfdurchmesser): 2,69 m

Cabin length (Kabinenlänge): 8,63 m without cockpit
Cabin width (Kabinenbreite): 2,48 m at mid-height
Cabin height (Kabinenhöhe): 1,85 m
Cabin floor area (Kabinenfläche): 18,77 sq m
Cabin volume (Kabinenvolumen): 32,56 cu m

Weights (Massen)
Basic operating weight (Einsatz-Leermasse): 12079 kg
Max. payload (max. Nutzlast): 2436 kg
Payload with full fuel (Nutzlast bei vollen Tanks): 485 kg
Max. fuel (max. Kraftstoff): 9072 kg
Max. zero-fuel weight (max. Masse ohne Kraftstoff): 14515 kg
Max. ramp weight (max. Rollmasse): 21636 (21908 kg as an option)
Max. take-off weight (max. Startmasse): 21591 kg (21863 kg as an option)
Max. landing weight (max. Landemasse): 17237 kg

Performance (Flugleistungen)
High speed cruise (max. Reisegeschwindigkeit): Mach 0.82 (870 km/h, 470 kts)
Normal cruise speed (normale Reisegeschwindigkeit): Mach 0.8 (850 km/h, 459 kts)
Long range cruise speed (Langstrecken-Reisegeschwindigkeit): Mach 0.74 (787 km/h, 425 kts)
Climb rate (Steigrate): 22 minutes to initial cruise altitude
Initial cruise altitude (Anfangs-Reiseflughöhe): 11430 m (37500 ft)
Max. operating altitude (Dienstgipfelhöhe): 12497 m (41000 ft)
Balanced field length (Startstrecke): 1738 m at sea level, ISA, MTOW
Landing distance at max landing weight (Landestrecke): 846 m, sea level, MLW
Range (Reichweite):
- 7550 km (4077 NM) at Mach 0.74 with five passengers and NBAA IFR reserves
- 6980 km (3769 NM) at Mach 0.8 with five passengers and NBAA IFR reserves

Costs (Kosten)
"The current list price for a typically equipped Challenger 604 is 21,8 million US-Dollars", Bombardier stated in June 1999.

Customers (Kunden)
By October 2000, 165 Challenger 604s were delivered.
Total Challenger deliveries passed the 500 mark in October 2000. On November 24, 1997, the 400th Challenger was handed over.
Recent production included 38 in 2000, 40 in 1999, 36 in 1998 an 33 in 1997.

Competitors (Konkurrenz)
Dassault Falcon 900C
Dassault Falcon 2000
Gulfstream IV-SP

Remarks (Bemerkungen)
The 604 is the latest variant in the Challenger family. Compared to the immediately preceding 601-3R variant, it features significant improvements like:

additional tankage in the rear fuselage to increase range
a strengthened undercarriage to cope with higher take-off and landing weights
Collins Pro Line 4 avionics with sic large EFIS displays
a strengthened tail unit
new wing to fuselage and underbelly fairings

History (Geschichte)
After acquiring the design rights of Bill Lears design and making many changes to the original concept, Canadair flew the first Challenger on 8 November 1978. Certification was achieved in late 1980, and deliveries of the Challenger 600 ended in 1983 after 84 were built.
Further development led to the following versions:

Challenger 601-1A. Switch to the General Electric CF34 engines. Maiden flight on September 17, 1982. 66 built until May 1987.
Challenger 601-3A with CF34-3A engines which are flat rated to higher temperatures. Honeywell digital avionics introduced. First flight on 28. September 1986. 134 built until October 1993.
Challenger 601-3R. Fuel tank in the tail, which was available as an opiton from 1989 fitted as standard. 59 built until early 1996.
Challenger 604. The programme was officially launched in February 1993. First flight occured on 18. September 1994. FAA certification was achieved in November 1995, and deliveries of "green" aircraft began in January 1996.

The 100th Challenger 604 was handed over in mid-1999.
The 500th Challenger, a 604 model, was delivered to Christos Cotsakos, chairman and chief executive officer of E-Trade, at the eve of NBAA on 9 October 2000 in New Orleans.

Last updated 17 December 2001

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