Challenger 3500 vs Embraer Praetor 600

Side-by-side specs, range, and operating costs.

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Dimensions & configuration

Representative planforms, drawn to shared scale.

Challenger 3500
69.0 × 68.7 ft 20.2 ft tall
2× Turbofan Retractable Pressurized
Embraer Praetor 600
70.5 × 67.3 ft 21.1 ft tall
2× Turbofan Retractable Pressurized

Flight Profile

Service ceiling, range, and climb rate.

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Arc represents the climb-cruise-descent profile based on published service ceiling and range. Climb rate annotated on ascent. FL180 (18,000 ft) shown for reference.

Mission Performance

Stall, approach, cruise, range, ceiling and climb: best values are at the top.

Mission performance specifications
Specification Challenger 3500Embraer Praetor 600
Stall speed —95 kt
Approach speed —107 kt
Cruise speed 459 kt466 kt
Range 3400 nm4018 nm
Service ceiling 45000 ft45000 ft
Rate of climb —4000 fpm
Fuel burn 297.0 gph298.0 gph

Each axis is scaled independently across the compared aircraft and printed in its own units; every vertex sits at the published figure. Higher is better on all axes: Stall, Approach and Fuel Burn are inverted (lower = higher). A missing figure breaks the line at that axis.

Fuel Burn & Range

Range, endurance, and what the fuel costs by the hour.

Challenger 3500 Jet A
297.0 gph
Baseline
3,400 nm range 1.5 nm/gal 2096 gal usable $1,782 fuel/hr 7h 03m endurance
Challenger 3500: 297.0 gallons per hour at cruise, 3,400 nautical mile published range, 7 hour 3 minute endurance, 1.5 nautical miles per gallon.
Embraer Praetor 600 Jet A
298.0 gph
Baseline
4,018 nm range 1.6 nm/gal 2385 gal usable $1,788 fuel/hr 8h 00m endurance
Embraer Praetor 600: 298.0 gallons per hour at cruise, 4,018 nautical mile published range, 8 hour 0 minute endurance, 1.6 nautical miles per gallon.
Jet A range each cell = 1 hr of cruise · width scales with speed

Bars show published still-air range. Endurance is usable fuel divided by the published cruise burn. Estimates only. Always verify against the POH.

Runway Performance

Density altitude adjusted estimates

Outside Air Temp
0°F57°F115°F
Field Elevation
SL4,0008,000 ft
Density Altitude

Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle

Landing ground roll

Base distance DA penalty
Scale: 6,000 ft

FAA 10%/1,000 ft DA rule of thumb (FAA-H-8083-25B). Turboprops and jets are less sensitive in practice. Always verify against the POH.

Estimated Operating Costs

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Challenger 3500 Jet A
$3,731 /hr
Baseline
Challenger 3500: $3,731 per flight hour — fuel $1,782, maintenance and reserve $1,949.
Embraer Praetor 600 Jet A
$3,704 /hr
Baseline
Embraer Praetor 600: $3,704 per flight hour — fuel $1,788, maintenance and reserve $1,916.
Challenger 3500 Turbofan
$28,700 /yr Baseline
Challenger 3500: $28,700 per year — insurance withheld, hangar $26,200, annual inspection $2,500.
Embraer Praetor 600 Turbofan
$28,691 /yr Baseline
Embraer Praetor 600: $28,691 per year — insurance withheld, hangar $26,191, annual inspection $2,500.

Estimates only. Costs vary by location, pilot profile, and market conditions. See individual aircraft pages for source notes.

Capability & limits

Each bar stacks your selected occupants against full fuel and the aircraft's useful-load limit (the black line). The open gap between them is spare payload. Add an occupant and the gap closes; once it's gone, fuel has to give.

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Challenger 3500
12 / 12 seats 2,096 / 2,096 gal fuel 1,757 lb wet payload 15,800 lb useful 40,600 lb MTOW
Embraer Praetor 600
14 / 14 seats 2,385 / 2,385 gal fuel 1,968 lb wet payload 17,948 lb useful 42,857 lb MTOW

Occupants at 190 + 30 lb each. Fuel at 6.7 lb/gal jet-A, 6.0 lb/gal avgas.

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