	Canadair CL-600 Challenger widebody corporate jet

The CL-600 Challenger was the first production model of what has become a successful family of buisness jets.  Originally conceived by Bill Lear (of Learjet fame) and to be called the LearStar, the rights to the Challenger were purchased by Canadair in 1976.  After some changes to the design, certification was granted in 1980.  Production for the CL-600 ceased in 1983, Canadair having switched over to the CL-601 to fit the slot of a medium to long range widebody corporate jet.

Specifications:
Wingspan: 61 feet 10 inches
Length: 68 feet 5 inches
Height: 20 feet 8 inches
Wing area: 450 sq ft
Powerplants: 2 Avco Lycoming ALF 502L turbofans @ 7,500 lb thrust each
Weights: empty, 18,450 lb; operating empty, 22,675 lb; max, 40,125 lb
Max speed: 488 knots
Max cruising speed: 480 knots
Long range cruising speed: 432 knots
Max operating altitude: 45,000 feet
Range with reserves: 3,402 nautical miles
Capacity: flightcrew of two, various passenger configurations for 14-18

The simulation is painted with tapering and curving lines of black, maroon and red with a red maple leaf on the vertical stabilizer (and a smaller one along the side near the front) with matching stripes on the wings.  The wing shape isn't exactly right (but after 3 hours of fighting to get them to display correctly, I settled for an approximation).  Lots of strobes, running and landing lights, and working gear and flaps as well as visible spoiler finish it up.  It takes full flaps to take off, and landing is still a bit tricky (I'll keep working on it, and perhaps when you get this, I will have solved that problem to some extent).  Put the .AIR file in your PILOTS subdirectory and the others in your TEXTURE subdirectory; Flight Shop is required to fly this simulation.

March, 1996
Dennis Wasnich
1003 Cherry Street
Montpelier, OH 53543
Internet: dwasnich@bright.net
(Feedback is welcome)
