Bombardier Challenger 3500

Turbofan twin engine • Low Wing • Retractable gear

Range Map

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Payload vs. Range

Configure weights

Pax weight (lbs)

Default: 190 lbs

Luggage / pax (lbs)

Default: 30 lbs

Occupants

lb + lbs / pax

Select payload

gal

Fuel on board

lbs

Extra weight

Range

Available Range / nm

Mission capable. Aircraft can handle the current load with full fuel tanks.

Fuel tradeoff required. You'll need to leave gallons of fuel behind ( gal usable for nm range).

Over max gross weight. Reduce payload by lbs to safely operate this aircraft.

Extra weight is the additional payload available with your selected passengers.

Mission Profile

In production

459

KTAS

Cruise Speed

3,400

Max Range

45,000

Service Ceiling

Occupants

1757

lbs

Wet Payload

Endorsements & ratings:

High-Altitude
Pressurization
Multi-Engine
Instrument

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About the Bombardier Challenger 3500

Type certificated 2022 Source: manufacturer figure

Overview

The Bombardier Challenger 3500 is a super-midsize business jet, introduced in 2022 as the latest configuration of the BD-100-1A10 platform that began with the Challenger 300 in 2003 and the Challenger 350 in 2014. It pairs the proven Challenger 350 airframe and Honeywell HTF7350 engines with a redesigned cabin: Nuage zero-gravity seating, a voice-controlled cabin-management system, and a 4,850 ft cabin altitude at FL410, plus standard autothrottles on the flight deck. Performance carries over unchanged from the 350: 3,400 nm of range, a 45,000 ft ceiling, Mach 0.83 top speed, and the same 40,600 lb maximum takeoff weight, steep-approach approval for London City, and the high-elevation performance to serve fields like Aspen.

For the buyer, the 3500 is less a new airplane than a question about cabin and avionics. It flies the 350’s mission exactly, so the real decision is whether the wellness cabin and standard autothrottles justify a new-delivery premium over a used 350 that performs identically. They do for an owner who prizes the passenger experience and wants factory-fresh systems on an airframe they intend to hold; they matter less to a buyer who charters or flies the airplane for its legs rather than its lighting. Against the Embraer Praetor 600, the Challenger gives up range and fly-by-wire for a wider cabin and Bombardier’s larger fleet and support base in the segment; a buyer who instead prioritizes short-field performance should weigh the Gulfstream G280, which trades cabin width for runway access and slightly longer legs. The limit to keep in view is the one the whole family shares: full-fuel payload is tight, so the 3,400 nm range and a full cabin rarely belong to the same leg.

Key Features for GA Buyers

Nuage seating in the super-midsize class. The 3500 brought Bombardier’s Nuage zero-gravity seat, with its tilt-and-recline mechanism, to the super-midsize cabin. It is the upgrade that most distinguishes it from a used 350.
A wide, low-altitude cabin. The BD-100 cross-section is among the widest in the segment, and the 3500 holds a 4,850 ft cabin altitude at FL410.
Autothrottles standard. Standard-fit autothrottle trims crew workload, and the airframe’s steep-approach certification reaches restrictive fields such as London City.

Trade-offs

An evolution, not a clean sheet. The 3500 shares the 350’s airframe, engines, and performance; the gains are cabin and avionics, so a used 350 covers the same mission for less when the refresh is not the point.
Tight full-fuel payload. Like the rest of the family, filling the tanks leaves limited cabin payload, so the headline 3,400 nm range and a full cabin are not available on the same flight.

Base model

Bombardier Challenger 300

Technical Specifications

Dimensions & Weights

Height: 20.25 ft
Length: 68.7 ft
Parking area (ft²): 5822.3 ft²

Max Takeoff Weight: Source: manufacturer figure 40,600 lbs
Max Landing Weight: Source: manufacturer figure 34,150 lbs
Useful Load: Source: third-party reference 15,800 lbs
Fuel Capacity: Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 2096 gal

Performance

Cruise Speed: Source: manufacturer figure 459 KTAS
Never-Exceed (V_NE): Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 320 KIAS
Max Structural Cruise (V_NO): Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 300 KIAS
Range: Source: manufacturer figure 3400 NM
Service Ceiling: Source: manufacturer figure 45,000 ft
Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle: 4,835 ft
Landing ground roll: 2,364 ft

Engines

Sources

Where the figures on this page come from. Bombardier Challenger 3500 specifications are traced to published references; estimated values are flagged inline next to the figure.

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