Originally produced by Canadair in the late 1970s, the Bombardier Challenger introduced a number of cutting-edge innovations into the world of corporate air travel. In addition to its wide and roomy cabin, which brought spaciousness to a bizjet like never before, the aircraft was also one of the earliest to employ the low-drag supercritical wing. With a deadly prototype crash and initial weight limitations, the Bombardier Challenger got off to a rocky start, but persevered to emerge as the bedrock of one of the most thriving lines of corporate jets in aviation history.