Aircraft comparison
Bombardier Challenger 650 vs Embraer Legacy 650E
Summary
The Bombardier Challenger 650 and the Embraer Legacy 650E are two heavy jets, compared here on the specifications that matter. On the numbers, the Bombardier Challenger 650 flies farther (4,000 vs 3,900 nm); the Embraer Legacy 650E carries more (14 vs 12 pax); the Bombardier Challenger 650 has the taller cabin (6.1 vs 6 ft). Across 1038 benchmark city pairs in this database, the Bombardier Challenger 650 reaches more nonstop (499 versus 489). On a route like Kidlington, Oxfordshire – Atlanta (3,599 nm), only the Bombardier Challenger 650 makes it nonstop (estimated from published range).
Key differences
Range
100nm
2.5% · Challenger 650 ahead
Cruise speed
0kt
0.0% · tie
Cabin height
0.1ft
1.6% · Challenger 650 ahead
Max passengers
2
14.3% · Legacy 650E ahead
Nonstop reach
499 / 489
of 1038 benchmark routes
| Specification | Challenger 650 | Legacy 650E |
|---|---|---|
| Range | 4,000 nm (7,408 km)✓ | 3,900 nm (7,222.8 km) |
| Max cruise speed | 470 kt (870.4 km/h) | 470 kt (870.4 km/h) |
| Max operating altitude | 41,000 ft (12,496.8 m) | 41,000 ft (12,496.8 m) |
| Max takeoff weight | 48,200 lb (21,863.1 kg) | 53,572 lb (24,299.8 kg) |
| Typical passengers | 10 count | 13 count✓ |
| Max passengers | 12 count | 14 count✓ |
| Cabin length | 28.3 ft (8.63 m) | 42.5 ft (12.95 m)✓ |
| Cabin height | 6.1 ft (1.86 m)✓ | 6 ft (1.83 m) |
| Cabin width | 8.2 ft (2.5 m)✓ | 6.9 ft (2.1 m) |
| Baggage volume | 115 cuft (3.26 m3) | 286 cuft (8.1 m3)✓ |
| Powerplant | General Electric CF34-3B MTO | Rolls-Royce AE 3007A2 |
| Engines | 2 count | 2 count |
| Thrust per engine | 9,220 lbf | 9,020 lbf |
Highlighted cells mark the stronger value per row (direction is per-metric). Route capability is estimated from published range; figures are not booking prices.
On a real route
Kidlington, Oxfordshire – Atlanta — 3,599 nm. Only the Bombardier Challenger 650 makes this nonstop (estimate).
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