Challenger 3500 vs Praetor 600E

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

Aircraft

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Mission Performance

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Values normalised across compared aircraft. Fuel Economy is inverted (lower burn = higher score). See table below for raw figures.

Mission Performance Details

Metric Challenger 3500 Bombardier Inc. Praetor 600E Embraer S.A.
Stall Speed 98 kts 95 kts
Approach Speed 124 kts 107 kts
Cruise Speed 459 kts 466 kts
Range 3,400 nm 4,018 nm
Service Ceiling 45,000 ft 45,000 ft
Rate of Climb 4,500 fpm 4,000 fpm
Fuel Burn — 298.0 gph

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.

Fuel Burn & Range

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

Challenger 3500 Jet A
—

No fuel-burn estimate available.

Challenger 3500: no fuel-burn estimate available.
Praetor 600E Jet A
298.0 gph
4,018 nm range 2385 gal usable 8h 00m endurance 1.6 nm/gal $1,788 fuel/hr
Praetor 600E: 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 3500Jet A
— /hr
No operating-cost estimate available
Praetor 600EJet A
$3,704 /hr
Praetor 600E: $3,704 per flight hour — fuel $1,788, maintenance and reserve $1,916.
Challenger 3500 Turbofan
— /yr
No fixed-cost estimate available
Praetor 600E Turbofan
$28,980 /yr
Praetor 600E: $28,980 per year — insurance withheld, hangar $26,480, annual inspection $2,500.

Estimates only. Costs vary by location, pilot profile, and market conditions.

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.

190 + 30 lb Occupants
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Challenger 3500
10 / 10 seats 2,112 / 2,112 gal fuel 1,650 lb wet payload 15,800 lb useful 40,600 lb MTOW
Praetor 600E
12 / 12 seats 2,385 / 2,385 gal fuel 1,968 lb wet payload 17,948 lb useful 42,858 lb MTOW

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

Dimensions & configuration

Representative planforms, drawn to shared scale.

Challenger 3500
69.0 × 68.7 ft 20.0 ft tall
2× Turbofan Retractable Pressurized
Praetor 600E
70.5 × 68.1 ft 21.0 ft tall
2× Turbofan Retractable Pressurized

Payload-Range Map

Full fuel ← → Max payload

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