Bombardier Challenger 300

The interior is laid out in a double-club configuration or a 3 place divan can substitute four of the club seats. The cabin extends to a  length of 16.5 feet, a height of 6.1 feet, and a width of 7.2 feet. The 106 cubic feet of baggage (750 pounds) stored in an exterior compartment is accessible in-flight through the fully enclosed lavatory. A forward luggage closet optional is available.

The Challenger 300 can fly eight passengers 3,560 miles (3,100 nautical miles) at .80 Mach. It can take off in 4,810 feet and climb to a cruise altitude of 37,000 feet in fourteen minutes, then comfortably cruising to a flight ceiling of 45,000 feet, above most inclement weather and other air traffic. This Challenger jet uses two Honeywell HTF 7000 turbofan engines, flat rated to 6,826 pounds of thrust each. It also has a fairly high maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of 38,850 pounds.

The aerodynamic structure of the Challenger 300 was fine-tuned with the help of a supercomputer program that created 3-D models of the transonic airflow around the wing and fuselage. Most of the jet is made of aluminum. It uses high-intensity-discharge xenon landing lights (the only super-midsize jet to do so) that have a life of more than 10,000 hours. A new troubleshooting software system is included with the jet, which offers mechanics step-by-step instructions on finding and fixing problems, cutting down on maintenance time and labor costs.

The Challenger 300 uses the Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics system, with four 12×10 inch LCD screens. The EICAS (Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System) comes standard, which gives engine performance information such as fuel flow, oil and turbine temperatures, torque, and visual deicing and environmental control information. Other systems include the Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) and the Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS II). Important functions such as engine startup are almost completely automated.