Bombardier Challenger 600 series

The Bombardier Challenger 600 series is a family of business jets developed by Canadair from a concept by Bill Lear and, from 1986, produced by its new owner Bombardier Aerospace. Canadair bought the design for a wide-cabin business jet in April 1976, the aircraft was renamed the Challenger 600 in March 1977 and the original conventional tail was changed to a T-tail. The first prototype performed its maiden flight on 8 November 1978, and Transport Canada approved the CL-600 type certification on 10 August 1980. Two turbofans are mounted in pods on the rear fuselage; the original Lycoming ALF 502 engines were replaced by General Electric CF34s on the CL-601, which also gained winglets. The jet was later stretched into the Bombardier CRJ regional airliner and the longer-range Global Express, and 1,066 Challengers had been built by October 2018.