Challenger 3500
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Challenger 3500


Performance that delivers

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Our Challenger 3500 aircraft features the most technologically advanced cabin in its class with productivity enhancing features such as the industry’s first voice-controlled cabin and a completely redesigned interior and Nuage seat for the ultimate combination of comfort, performance and reliability you can count on 365 days a year.

Redefine how you fly

Redefine how you fly

From the tranquility of its smooth ride to our patented Nuage zero gravity seats, experience our Challenger 3500 aircraft’s widest-in-class cabin comfort and elevate your journey.

Ahead of the curve

Ahead of the curve

From voice control and haptic touch technology to immersive directional audio and the largest cabin display in its class, our best-equipped Challenger 3500 puts cutting edge technology at your lips and fingertips.

Perform at your peak

Perform at your peak

Our Challenger 3500 delivers the ultimate combination of speed, range and comfort with the lowest direct operating costs in its class for top-of-the-line performance that’s easy on your bottom line.

#1 in product support

#1 in product support

Bombardier is rated number one in the industry for product support¹, delivering the best customer service and support for your peace of mind.

Committed to your ascent

Committed to your ascent

Depended upon by the world’s top corporate flight departments, our best-selling Challenger 3500 aircraft offers an industry-leading 99.8% reliability for a jet that’s engineered to work as hard as you do.

Equipped to exhilarate

Equipped to exhilarate

Step inside our best-equipped cockpit and enter a world of exhilarating performance. Featuring sleek, sports car-like styling, our Challenger 3500 can dispatch in as little as 7 minutes.

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Challenger 3500 Cabin

The ultimate cabin experience


Our Challenger 3500 aircraft has been designed as an extension of your home and office to maximize productivity and comfort. It features industry-first technology, the revolutionary Nuage seat and a striking interior to deliver the ultimate cabin experience.

Challenger 3500 cabin 

“Best of the Best” Award

Our Challenger 3500 aircraft is the recipient of the 2022 Red Dot: “Best of the Best” Award: Product Design. 

The prestigious Red Dot Award is one of the most sought-after international recognitions for design and innovation excellence. 

A clean cabin design

The cabin design of our Challenger 3500 aircraft features straight side ledges and seamless surfaces in a host of finishes, as well as ample space between the seats and furnishings for effective cleaning and sanitizing.

The widest cabin

From the moment you step onboard you will discover a cabin where spaciousness and style converge. Our Challenger 3500 aircraft features the widest cabin in its class with a flat floor design that allows for safe and unrestricted movement throughout the cabin.

Challenger 3500  Nuage Seat

A seat for life above the clouds

Our Nuage seat represents the first meaningful change in the operation and design of a business aircraft seat in over 30 years. Our Nuage seat delivers class-defining comfort—including the industry’s first zero-gravity position—for life above the clouds.

Arrive feeling your best

A low cabin altitude and fresh cabin air allows you to arrive at your destination feeling refreshed and relaxed. Passengers will benefit from one of the lowest cabin altitudes in its class at 4,850 ft—similar to being at ground level in Denver, Colorado when cruising at 41,000 ft.

The air circulation system onboard is also the fastest fresh air delivery system in its class—rapidly replenishing the cabin with fresh air in less than two minutes.

The quietest cabin

The advanced sound insulating design makes the cabin the quietest in its class, minimizing noise to reduce stress while maximizing comfort and productivity.

Challenger 3500 - voice control

The smartest cabin in the industry

When it comes to purposeful technology, our Challenger 3500 aircraft leads the way. It introduces several industry-first features, including voice-control, unmatched 4K entertainment, first-in-class wireless chargers and a true bring-your-own-device cabin philosophy, making it the smartest aircraft in its class.

A tastefully appointed galley

Whether it’s a morning coffee, a business lunch or dinner, our Challenger 3500 business jet features a galley that is both functional and stylish.

Your personal items always within reach

The baggage compartment is accessible at all times, the forward wardrobe provides ample storage space and the cleverly designed divan end cabinet features a two-tiered drawer for additional storage.

Challenger 3500

Committed to a more sustainable future

Bombardier is leading the industry in sustainability by taking concrete actions to drive real change. A testament to this pledge is our Challenger 3500 aircraft – the most sustainably designed business jet in its class.

Challenger 3500 EPD

Environmental Product Declaration

Bombardier is committed to sustainability and is proud to announce an Environmental Product Declaration for our Challenger 3500 aircraft to ensure the highest standards of environmental responsibility.

Standard interior configuration

Entrance

  • Spacious galley with an available two-tiered ice drawer, available transparent crystal storage and wine chiller compartment
  • Support for your preferred off-the-shelf coffee/espresso machine
  • Microwave or available high-temperature oven
  • Wardrobe for passengers’ and crew members’ personal items
  • Sound-insulating entry door and cockpit closeout curtains
  • Sound-insulating sliding door separating entrance from main cabin

Furnishings

  • Patented Nuage seats with zero-gravity comfort
  • Flexible seating arrangements for up to 10 passengers
  • Executive seating in club configuration
  • 3-place divan with berthing capability available
  • Concealable side-tables
  • Quick access seat storage compartments

Connectivity and entertainment

  • Industry’s first voice-controlled cabin
  • Largest 24 in (61 cm) and only 4K display in its class
  • Immersive sound experience with adjustable sweet spot audio feature
  • First-in-class wireless chargers
  • Industry's first haptic touch cabin control switches
  • Ka-band and 4G ATG internet available
  • Baseline worldwide cabin connectivity through Iridium Certus 

Lavatory and storage

  • Elegant design with easy to clean surfaces
  • Large backlit mirror and vanity, sink and faucet
  • Unrestricted and safe access to a 106 ft³ (3 m³) baggage compartment

Challenger 3500 cockpit

Best-equipped cockpit in its class


Our Challenger 3500 aircraft features the best-equipped cockpit in its class with more baseline equipment than the competition, superior aesthetics and is equipped to meet current and upcoming navigational requirements.

Challenger 3500 cockpit

Key features include:

  • A standard autothrottle system
  • Available Head-up Display (HUD) with Enhanced Vision System(EVS)
  • Advanced avionics suite with four large displays
  • Dual Flight Management System with LPV and RNP approach capabilities
  • Synthetic Vision System (SVS)
  • MultiScan™ weather radar
  • Dual Inertial Reference System (IRS)
  • Dual SBAS/WAAS GPS
Challenger 3500

Performance that delivers


Our Challenger 3500 aircraft is the force to be reckoned within the business jet industry—delivering unmatched versatility, the lowest direct operating costs in its class and rock-solid reliability day in, day out. It is no surprise that high-frequency operators, such as the world’s top corporate flight departments and charter operators with stringent operational needs, have made the iconic Challenger platform the cornerstone of their fleet.

Highest reliability, lowest operating costs

With an exceptional dispatch reliability of 99.8%* and the lowest direct operating costs in its class*, our Bombardier Challenger 3500 aircraft is as dependable as it is cost effective.

Engineered to outperform

Climb quickly and directly to 43,000 ft (13,106 m), enjoy a top speed of Mach 0.83 and go the distance with a range of up to 3,400 NM, all with exceptional short-field performance and a smooth ride.

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Real-time data anytime, anywhere

Transmitting aircraft data in real time, Bombardier Smart Link Plus automatically sends takeoff, landing and crucial in-flight fault notifications to maintenance crews allowing them to make better and faster data-driven decisions.** 

Challenger 3500 top view
Challenger 3500 top view

Specifications

Challenger 3500 top view

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Challenger 3500 top view

Range

  • Maximum range 3,400 nm 6,297 km

(Theoretical range with NBAA IFR Reserves, ISA+15°C takeoff temperature, M 0.77, 4 pax /2 crew. Actual range will be affected by speed, weather, selected options and other factors.)

Capacity

  • Passengers: Up to 10

Avionics

  • A standard autothrottle system
  • Available Head-up Display (HUD) with Enhanced Vision System(EVS)
  • Advanced avionics suite with four large displays
  • Dual Flight Management System with LPV and RNP approach capabilities
  • Synthetic Vision System (SVS)
  • MultiScan™ weather radar
  • Dual Inertial Reference System (IRS)
  • Dual SBAS/WAAS GPS

Speed (mach)

  • Top speed 0.83
  • High-speed cruise 0.82
  • Typical cruise speed 0.80

Airfield Performance

  • Takeoff distance (SL, ISA, MTOW) 4,835 ft
  • Landing distance (SL, ISA, typical) 2,364 ft

Airfield Performance

  • Takeoff distance (SL, ISA, MTOW) 1,474 m
  • Landing distance (SL, ISA, typical) 721 m

Operating Altitude

  • Maximum operating altitude 45,000 ft
  • Initial cruise altitude (MTOW) 43,000 ft

Operating Altitude

  • Maximum operating altitude 13,716 m
  • Initial cruise altitude (MTOW) 13,106 m

Engines

  • Honeywell HTF7350 turbofans
  • Thrust: 7,323 lbf (33 kN)
  • Flat rated to ISA + 15°C
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Challenger 3500 front view
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68 ft 8 in 20.9 m
Challenger 3500 side view

Interior

  • Cabin height 6 ft 0 in
  • Cabin width 7 ft 2 in
  • Cabin length (1) 25 ft 2 in

(1) From cockpit divider to aft most cabin without baggage compartment.

Interior

  • Cabin height 1.83 m
  • Cabin width 2.19 m
  • Cabin length (1) 7.68 m

(1) From cockpit divider to aft most cabin without baggage compartment.

Exterior

  • Length 68 ft 8 in
  • Wingspan 69 ft 0 in
  • Height 20 ft 0 in

Exterior

  • Length 20.9 m
  • Wingspan 21.0 m
  • Height 6.1 m

Weights

  • Maximum ramp weight 40,750 lb
  • Maximum takeoff weight 40,600 lb
  • Maximum landing weight 34,150 lb
  • Maximum zero-fuel weight 28,200 lb
  • Basic operating weight 24,800 lb
  • Maximum fuel weight 14,150 lb
  • Maximum payload 3,400 lb

Weights

  • Maximum ramp weight 18,484 kg
  • Maximum takeoff weight 18,416 kg
  • Maximum landing weight 15,490 kg
  • Maximum zero-fuel weight 12,791 kg
  • Basic operating weight 11,249 kg
  • Maximum fuel weight 6,418 kg
  • Maximum payload 1,542 kg

All specifications and data are approximate, may change without notice and subject to certain operating rules, assumptions and other conditions. The interior images shown are for information purposes only and may represent some optional configurations. The information contained herein does not constitute an offer, commitment, representation, guarantee or warranty of any kind and the configuration and performance of any aircraft shall be determined in a final purchase agreement. The information contained herein must not be reproduced or distributed in whole or in part to or by a third party. MultiScan is a registered trademark of Collins Aerospace. ©2021 Bombardier Inc. All rights reserved. *Dispatch reliability and operating costs based on current Challenger 350 aircraft data.**Annual subscription fees apply. ¹ Bombardier voted first in 2024 AIN Product Support survey. The information in this document is proprietary to Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries.

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