![]() ![]() ![]() NextGen RevampĪfter seven years in service, Bombardier expanded the NextGen program to the CRJ700. The finished product was ready to enter service in 2001 and cost Bombardier a total of $440 million. The development took three years and the CRJ700 was officially launched in 1997, but the first flight would be delayed for two years after which the certification process would begin. The project was greenlit with a development budget of $200 million in 1995. The CRJ700 is so heavily redesigned, that it only maintains 15 percent commonality with the model it was based on – CRJ 200. The CRJ700 is equipped with full authority digital engine controls and is the first aircraft in the series to have the feature. Each engine produced 13,790 lbf (61.3 kN), more than enough for the typical operations of the aircraft. The CRJ700 would have to take off from hot and high airports frequently, so Bombardier opted to fit General Electric CF34-8C5B1 turbofan engines to the aircraft, in the same rear-fuselage mounted configuration as the CRJ 200. High lift devices such as slats were designed into the wing for added performance. The new aircraft was elongated using fuselage plugs, the delta wings were redesigned to produce more lift to offset the increase in weight. The design work officially began in 1994, Bombardier built upon the design of the CRJ 200. The aircraft is named the CRJ700 because it seats between 70-80 passengers. It had to increase the size of the aircraft as the demand for regional flying was increasing consistently and the competition was following suit. The CRJ700 started as the CRJ-X program, from the beginning Bombardier envisioned the CRJ700 as an elongated version of the successful CRJ 200. Bombardier produced the CRJ700 for 21 years, starting in 1999, but ended production in 2020 after the CRJ program was sold to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which won’t manufacture any new aircraft but will continue to maintain and support existing units. The CRJ700 is one of the most popular regional jetliners in operation today. The CRJ (Canadair Regional Jet) 700 is a short-haul, rear-mounted twin-engine, t-tail, regional jetliner produced by Bombardier, which is now a subsidiary of Airbus. Hopefully, the information in this article will help paint the CRJ700 in a better light for you as well. I had the pleasure of being in the right seat of one, and it changed my mind. Additionally, it’s often the first aircraft that budding first officers of airlines start on. This aircraft is used by regional airlines to ferry millions of passengers and is one of the toughest aircraft in operation. It wasn’t the most comfortable flight and it didn’t help that the unnamed airline I flew (Spirit) operated the high-density version.īut my relationship with the CRJ has changed from discontent to appreciation and respect. I couldn’t stand up straight, and if I did the plank challenge (2012 nostalgia), I could probably touch the sides. ![]() The first time I flew a short regional route, walked through the jetway, and got into what I could only describe as a mini-jet. ![]()
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