Specifications
AI Description
- Maintenance:
- Landing Gear Overhaul and 10-Year Inspection currently in progress (due date: 2024-05-06).
- Certifications: RNP-10, RVSM.
- Additional Equipment:
- Winglets.
- Extended-range tail-mounted tank, GE fan disk, serpentine high-pressure turbine blades, power fuel crossfeed, Aerial Views Systems AVS-460 camera system, three additional passenger windows, aft fuselage stowage area, overwater equipment, life rafts, tow bar.
- Engine:
- Model: CF34-3A2.
- On-condition TBO: Yes.
- Avionics:
- Dual Collins ADF-462, Honeywell SATAFIS, Honeywell SPZ-8000 IFCS autopilot, Collins Pro Line II package, dual Honeywell FMZ-2000 FMS, dual Honeywell (12-channel) GPS, and more.
- Features:
- Equipped with dual IRS, aft lavatory, cockpit voice recorder, flight data recorder, forward galley, traffic collision avoidance system, ADS-B, extended range/auxiliary fuel, and dual flight management systems.
- Interior:
- Configuration: Executive, seating for 10, forward 4-place club, aft 3-place conference group, enclosed aft lavatory with dressing area.
- Exterior:
- New in 2003, restriped in 2018, colors: white with red & blue accent stripes.
About this Model
Overview
The Challenger 601-3A is a development of the original Challenger concept aimed at delivering a wide, comfortable cabin and airline-style systems in a business-jet package. In buyer terms, it typically appeals to operators who value cabin comfort, baggage volume, and stable long-range cruise over the latest avionics integrations or the lowest fuel burn seen in newer designs.
Mission Fit
Most 601-3A missions center on comfortable point-to-point travel with a true large-cabin feel, often with a small group and room to work en route. It can cover long stage lengths, but real-world payload/range performance is sensitive to interior weight, reserves, and hot/high conditions—so the best use case is planned long legs with realistic passenger and baggage assumptions rather than maximum-range marketing scenarios.
Cabin
The 601-3A’s defining trait is cabin cross-section: a wide aisle and seating that tends to feel less confining than midsize aircraft. Typical interiors support club seating with additional chairs or a divan, and most configurations provide an enclosed aft lavatory. The cabin supports productive travel—space for laptops, documents, and carry-ons—while the baggage areas (including external baggage) are generally helpful for longer trips.