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CRJ700 / CRJ900
CRJ1000
A CRJ700 in Delta Connection livery
Role Regional jet
National origin Canada
Manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace
First flight 1999
Introduction 2001
Status In production
Number built 488 as of April 2009[1]
Developed from Bombardier CRJ200

The Bombardier CRJ700, CRJ900, and CRJ1000 are regional airliners based on the Bombardier CRJ200. Final assembly of the aircraft is at Montréal-Mirabel International Airport in Mirabel, Québec, near Montreal.[2]

Development

Following the success of the CRJ100/200 series, Bombardier produced larger variants in order to compete with small airliners such as the Boeing 717, the Boeing 737-600, the Embraer E-Jets and the Airbus A320 family.

CRJ700

Horizon Air CRJ700 in Denver

The CRJ700 is a stretched 70-seat derivative of the CRJ200, equipped with the General Electric CF34-8C1 engine. Maximum speed is Mach 0.85 at a maximum altitude of 41,000 feet (12,500 m). Depending upon payload, the CRJ700 can travel up to 2250 statute miles (3,600 km) with current engines, and a new variant with CF34-8C5 engines will be able to travel up to 2895 miles (4,660 km).

Lufthansa CRJ701 ER

The CRJ700 features a new wing with leading edge slats and a stretched and slightly widened fuselage, with a lowered floor. This enables the aircraft to carry up to 78 passengers with a crew of 2 plus cabin crew. The first flight was in 1999 and it entered service in 2001. It competes with the Embraer 170. The CRJ700 comes in three subvariants - Series 700, Series 701 and Series 702. The 700 is limited to 68 passengers, the 701 to 70 passengers and the 702 to 78 passengers. The aircraft's FAA Type Certificate designation is the CL-600-2C10.[3] The first airline to fly a CRJ700 was Brit Air in 2001.

The CRJ700 was replaced in 2008 with the CRJ700NextGen, featuring improved economics and a revised cabin common to the CRJ900NextGen and CRJ1000.

CRJ705

Air Canada Jazz CRJ-705 at YQR

The Series 705 is based on the CRJ900, with a business class and a reduced maximum seating capacity to allow operation with regional airlines. Some regional airlines have contracts with their major airlines that limit the maximum passenger capacity of aircraft they operate. Air Canada Jazz was the launch customer for this aircraft in 2005 with 10 executive (business) class and 65 economy seats. The FAA Type Certificate designation of the CRJ705 is the CL-600-2D15. Air Canada Jazz operates 16 Series 705 aircraft.

CRJ900

Lufthansa CityLine CRJ900

Stretched 90-seat version but the pilots that fly these cum buckets are just a bunch of skirt wearing poofter bitches(in a single class cabin), with the GE CF34-8C5 engines, 13,360 lbf (59,400 N) thrust with APR, and added leading edge slats. Max GTOW is 84,500 pounds. The airplane is loosely based on the CRJ200 series with a few major improvements. The environmental packs have a target temperature instead of a hot-cold knob. The cabin has a recirc fan which aids in cooling and heating. The engines are controlled by FADEC digital engine control instead of control cables and a fuel control unit. The cabin floor has been lowered 2 inches which gains outward visibility from the windows in the cabin as the windows become closer to eye level height. The APU is a General Electric unit which supplies much more air to the AC packs and has higher limits for starting and altitude usage. The wingspan is longer, the tail is redesigned with more span and anhedral. In typical service the CRJ900 can cruise 8-10,000 ft higher with a slightly higher fuel burn and an average true airspeed of 450-500 knots, a significant improvement over its predecessor. The FAA Type Certificate designation of the CRJ900 is the CL-600-2D24.

Scandinavian Airlines was a new customer of the CRJ900 in 2008

The first CRJ900 (N901FJ) was a CRJ700 with a longer fuselage plug fore and aft; it rests in Tucson, Arizona, with only flight test and ferry time on it.[citation needed] The CRJ900 competes loosely with the Embraer 175, and according to Bombardier is more efficient per seat-mile. The Embraer airliners have significantly more payload, range and a roomier cabin.

In 2007, Bombardier launched the CRJ900NextGen to replace the initial version. The new model has improved economics and a new cabin common to the CRJ700NextGen and CRJ1000.

Comair, flying as Delta Connection, has ordered 14 CRJ900s, with at least 6 in service as of Nov 2007.[4] These are of interest as they are in a two class configuration, with 12 first class seats and 64 coach seats. This is due to a limitation in Delta's contract with its pilots which limits its regional carriers to flying 76-seat aircraft.

In July 2008 PLUNA received its fifth plane (from an eventual total of 7). Estonian Air ordered 3 new CRJ900 NG 90-seat aircraft. Also SAS ordered 13 of these in March 2008. Iraqi Airways has ordered six Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen airliners and options on a further four of the type.[5]

CRJ1000

On 19 February 2007, Bombardier launched the CRJ1000, previously designated CRJ900X, as a stretched CRJ900, with up to 100 seats. The aircraft is scheduled to enter service in late 2009. Bombardier claims that it offers better performance and a higher profit per seat than the competing Embraer E-190.

MyAir has ordered 15 CRJ900Xs converted to the CRJ1000; but the airline went bankrupt on 24 July, 2009.[6] Atlasjet has also indicated interest in the new type.[7]

The CRJ1000 successfully completed its first flight in 2008. Bombardier has, however, stated that an introduction into service has been delayed until the first quarter of 2010. On June 14, 2009 Bombardier announced a new firm order for 15 CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft placed by Air Nostrum for a total of 35 CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft. There are 49 firm orders and 4 options for the variant as of August 2009.[8]

The airframe completed its first production flight on July 28, 2009 in Montreal. Bombardier expects U.S. certification in fourth quarter 2009 with an entry-into-service in the first quarter of 2010.[9]

Operators

A total of 275 CRJ700s were in airline service as of July 2008, with SkyWest Airlines (65), Atlantic Southeast Airlines (37), American Eagle Airlines (25), Horizon Air (21), Lufthansa CityLine (20), Mesa Airlines (20), Comair (17), Air Canada Jazz (16), Brit Air (15), GoJet (15), PSA Airlines (14), Air India (2), Eurowings (2), Shandong Airlines (2), Hozu-Avia Aircompany (2), and other operators with fewer aircraft.[10]

A total of 166 CRJ900s were in airline service as of July 2008, including Mesa Airlines (38), Mesaba Airlines (25), SkyWest Airlines (17), Comair (13), Lufthansa CityLine (12), Air Nostrum (11), Air One (10), Pinnacle Airlines (9), Freedom Airlines (7), MyAir (4), Pluna (4), Atlasjet Airlines (3), Libyan Arab Airlines (3), Adria Airways (2), Arik Air (2), Tatarstan (2), and other operators with fewer aircraft.[10]

Specifications

Variant CRJ700
 CRJ705 CRJ900 CRJ1000
Crew 4 (2 pilots + flight attendants)
Seating capacity 70 75 86-90* 100-104
Length
Wing span
Height 		32.51 m (106 ft 8 in)
23.24 m (76 ft 3 in)
7.57 m (24 ft 10 in) 		36.40 m (119 ft 4 in)
24.85 m (81 ft 6 in)
7.51 m (24 ft 7 in) 		39.13 m (128 ft 4.7 in)
26.18 m (85 ft 10.6 in)
7.13 m (23 ft 4.8 in)
Wing area 70.61 m² (760 ft²)
Fuselage max diameter 2.69 m (8 ft 10 in)
Engines (2x)
Takeoff thrust (2x)
Thrust APR (2x) 		GE CF34-8C1
56.4 kN (12,670 lbf)
61.3 kN (13,790 lbf) 		GE CF34-8C5
58.4 kN (13,123 lbf)
63.4 kN (14,255 lbf) 		GE CF34-8C5A1

60.63 kN (13,630 lbf)

Max Zero Fuel Weight (ZFW) 28,801 kg (63,495 lb) 31,751 kg (70,000 lb) 35,154 kg (77,500 lb)
Max payload weight 8,527 kg (18,800 lb) 10,319 kg (22,750 lb) 12,156 kg (26,800 lb)
Maximum range 3,121 km (1,939 nmi)
ER: 3,676 km (2,284 nmi) 		3,591 km (2,231 nmi)
ER/LR: 3,773 km (2,344 nmi) 		2,956 km (1,837 nmi)
ER: 3,408 km (2,117 nmi)
LR: 3,660 km (2,274 nmi) 		2,761 km (1,491 nmi)
ER: 3,131 km (1,691 nmi)
Basic cruising speed Mach 0.79 (810 km/h, 503 mph) Mach .80 (838 km/h, 521 mph) Mach .82 (877 km/h, 545 mph) Mach .85 max or 330 kts indicated
Service ceiling 12,496 m (41,000 ft)
Turning circle 22.86 m (75 ft)
Number of Orders 253 168* 49
4 Options
Certification Date Dec 2000 Sept 2002 4th Quarter 2009

Sources: CRJ700,[11] CRJ705,[12] CRJ900,[13] CRJ1000,[14]
Notes:

  • Delta Connection branded CRJ900 aircraft seat 76 passengers and 4 crew members in a combined first/coach class configuration.[15]
  • Information on CRJ1000 subject to change.
  • Number of orders for series 705 and CRJ900 are combined.

See also

A Mesa Airlines CRJ900

Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists

References

  1. ^ CRJ Program Status Report. Bombardier Aerospace, April 30, 2009.
  2. ^ Aero India 2007 Bombardier CRJ900
  3. ^ FAA Type Certificate
  4. ^ Comair - Flying First Class with New Aircraft. Comair.com. Accessed 26 November 2007.
  5. ^ http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/03/13/222199/up-to-10-crj900-nextgen-aircraft-destined-for-iraq.html
  6. ^ Bombardier Aerospace Launches 100-Seat CRJ1000 Regional Jet. Bombardier.com. Accessed 19 February 2007.
  7. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
  8. ^ [1]. Flight Global, 11 August 2009.
  9. ^ [2]
  10. ^ a b "World Airliner Census", Flight International, August 19-25, 2008.
  11. ^ CRJ700 Specifications. Bombardier
  12. ^ CRJ705 Specifications. Bombardier
  13. ^ CRJ900 Specifications. Bombardier
  14. ^ CRJ1000 NextGen Fact Sheet. Bombardier, June 2009.
  15. ^ Canadair Regional Jet 900 (CRJ)

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