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Bombardier CRJ700 / CRJ900 / CRJ1000

Bombardier CRJ700 / CRJ900 / CRJ1000 After the success of the CRJ100 and CRJ200 Bombardier decided to develop stretched versions of the aircraft. The first of these stretches is the CRJ700 for about 70 passengers. The first flight took place on May 27, 1999. The CRJ700 is 4.72 m (15ft 6in) longer than the CRJ100/200 and the cabin floor is lowered slightly to provide more headroom. Bombardier increased the wingspan and added leading edge slats to improve runway performance. Later aircraft are fitted with the CRJ900 wing. The main undercarriage legs are lengthened and have new wheels, brakes and tyres. The engines are a more powerful version of the General Electric CF34. Later aircraft have a derated CF34-version of the engine used on the CRJ900 to increase commonality between the CRJ700 and CRJ900. The CRJ705 has a 10-seat first class section. A bizjet variant of the CRJ700LR is named Challenger 870. The CRJ900 is a further stretch and it also has a stronger wing and undercarriage and more powerful CF34-engines. Bombardier kept changes compared to the CRJ700 as few as possible. The CRJ900 can seat up to 86 passengers. The first flight took place on February 21 2001 and in January 2003 the Mesa Air Group received the first aircraft, putting it into service on behalf of America West Express. After slow sales Bombardier announced a large number of improvements in March 2005, like improved take-off and landing performance and lower fuel consumption. Since then sales improved. Of both the CRJ700 and the CRJ900 are Long Range (LR) and Extended Range (ER) versions available. A corporate version of the CRJ900LR is named Challenger 890. In 2007 Bombardier launched the improved CRJ700 and CRJ900 NextGen (Next Generation) with improved cabins, larger cabin windows and more use of composite materials. Intervals between C-checks are 50 percent longer to reduce maintenance costs. In early 2007 Bombardier also launched the CRJ1000 (formerly known as CRJ900X), which seats up to 100 passengers in an even more stretched fuselage. The first flight is planned for Summer 2008. The aircraft will have a larger wing with optimised winglets and the larger passenger windows of the Nextgen CRJ700 and CRJ900 models. The engine is the same CF34-version as on the CRJ900 and Bombardier has planned an ER-version with extra range. Among the first customers are Brit Air (France), Myair (Italy) and Adria Airways (Slovenia). Until late 2007 around 300 CRJ700s have been ordered and the CRJ900 sold well over 200 aircraft. Bombardier CRJ700LR - Specifications Wingspan: 23.24 m (76ft 3in). Length: 32.51 m (106ft 8in). Height: 7.57 m (24ft 10in). Empty weight: 19,731 kg (43,500 lb). Max. take-off weight: 34,926 kg (77,000 lb). Accommodation: 70-78 passengers. Range: 3,708 km (2,02 nm). Max. cruise speed: Mach 0.825 (876 km/h - 473 kts). Engines: General Electric CF34-8C1 (12,670 lb - 56.4 kN). Bombardier CRJ900LR - Specifications Wingspan: 24.85 m (81ft 6in). Length: 36.40 m (119ft 4in). Height: 7.51 m (24ft 7in). Empty weight: 21,432 kg (47,250 lb). Max. take-off weight: 38,329 kg (84,500 lb) Accommodation: 86-90 passengers. Range: 3,385 km (1,828 nm). Max. cruise speed: Mach 0.83 (881 km/h - 475 kts). Engines: General Electric CF34-8C5 (13,123 lb - 58.4 kN). Bombardier CRJ1000 - Specifications Wingspan: 26.18 m. Length: 39.13 m. Height: 7.13 m. Accommodation: 100-104 passengers. Range: 2,761 km. (ER:3,131) Max. cruise speed: Mach 0.83 (877 km/h). Engines: General Electric CF34-8C5A1 (13,630 lb - 60.63 kN). Bombardier CRJ700 Photos - Brit Air / Air France - Shandon Airlines - Lufthansa / Star All. Bombardier CRJ900 Photos - Air One - Atlasjet - Lufthansa - MAT Macedonian Al. - Skywest / Delta . .               .. Return to Homepage - All texts pictures: Copyright Airliner Gallery - All rights reserved -

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