Bombardier CRJ700

Type (Muster)
Regional airliner (Regionalverkehrsflugzeug)

Country (Land)
Canada (Kanada)

Manufacturer (Hersteller)
Bombardier Aerospace
Bombardier Regional Aircraft
Garratt Blvd.
Downsview, Ontario, Canada M3K 1Y5
Canada

Phone: 001-416/633-7310
Fax: 001-416/375-4540

General (Allgemeine Angaben)
Crew (Besatzung): 2
Passengers (Passagiere): 70 at 79 cm pitch, four-abreast

Power plant (Antrieb): 2 x General Electric CF34-8C1 turbofans, flat rated to ISA + 15*C
Thrust (Schub): 2 x 56,4 kN (12670 lbs) at take-off
Fuel consumption per hour at cruise (Kraftstoffverbrauch im Reiseflug): 1680 l

Noise
Takeoff (Start): 84,8 EPNdB
Approach (Anflug): 93 EPNdB
Sideline (Vorbeiflug): 87,4 EPNdB

Dimensions (Abmessungen)
Length (Länge): 32,41 m
Height (Höhe): 7,32 m
Span (Spannweite): 23,01 m
Maximum fuselage diameter (Rumpfdurchmesser): 2,69 m
Wing area (Flügelfläche): 68,6 sq m

Cabin length (Kabinenlänge): 20,78 m
Cabin width (Kabinenbreite): 2,57 m (half height / in halber Höhe)
Cabin height (Kabinenhöhe): 1,89 m
Cabin volume (Kabinenvolumen): 81,32 cu m
Baggage volume (Gepäckraum): 15,46 cu m in aft and underfloor compartment

Weights (Massen)
Typical operating empty weight (Einsatz-Leermasse): 19731 kg
Max. payload (max. Nutzlast): 8527 kg
Max. fuel (Max. Kraftstoff): 9263 kg
Max. zero fuel weight (max. Masse ohne Kraftstoff): 28260 kg
Max. ramp weight (Max. Masse am Boden): 33 000 kg (ER-version: 34 133 kg)
Max. take-off weigth (Max. Startmasse): 32 885 kg (ER-version: 34020 kg)
Max. landing weight (Max. Landemasse): 30385 kg

Performance (Flugleistungen)
Max. operating speed (max. Geschwindigkeit): Mach 0.85
Max. cruise speed (max. Reisegeschwindigkeit): Mach 0.81 / 464 kts (860 km/h)
Normal cruise speed (Reisegeschwindigkeit): Mach 0.77 / 442 kts (818 km/h)
Max. operating altitude (Max. Flughöhe): 12 495 m (41 000 ft)
Take-off field length (Startstrecke): 1565 m (sea level, ISA, max. weight) or 1676 m in ER-version
Landing field length (Landestrecke): 1509 m
Range (Reichweite): 1702 NM (3152 km) with 70 pax. at long-range cruise, with reserves (ER-version: 3760 km)

Costs (Kosten)
The price of the CRJ Series 700 is around 28 million US-Dollars.
Development cost put at 645 million Canadian Dollars, of which Bombardier will provide 440 million CanDollars.

Customers (Kunden)
By the end of 1998, the CRJ700 has attracted firm orders for 96 aircraft, from six airlines, and options on a further 140 aircraft. This was unchanged at the time of the roll-out in May 1999. Announced customers for the CRJ700 Series include:

Brit air of Morlaix, France, which became the lead customer on February 19, 1997, with orders for two aircraft. It has since added two more.
American Eagle, which finalized a contract for 25 firm and 25 options in February 1998 after announcing its intention to buy at the Paris Air Show in June 1997
Atlantic Southeast Airlines in the USA with 12, announced on September 4, 1998. Deliveries are to commence in the fourth quarter of 2001.
Lufthansa CityLine, which ordered ten in September 1998, for delivery in 2001 and 2002.
Comair contracted for 20 on 1 October 1998, at the same time also securing 70 options in the framework of a ten-year agreement. Deliveries will begin in the fourth quarter of 2001.
Horizon Air has an order for 25

In all, Bombardier estimates a market requirement for more than 1,500 70-passenger regional airliners over the next 20 years.

Competitors (Konkurrenz)
Fairchild Dornier 728JET
Embraer ERJ-170

Remarks (Bemerkungen)
The CRJ Series 700 is a stretched version of the 50-seat Canadair Regional Jet. The main changes comprise

forward fuselage plug (3,96 m)
plug in fuselage behind wing (0,76 m)
better cabin amenities with floor lowered by 2,4 cm and windows raised by 12,2 cm
General Electric CF34-8C1 engines with more power and a 13 per cent better specific fuel consumption. It also features common right/left engine nacelles
increased horizontal tail
new underfloor baggage hold of 3,1 cu m
wing root plug of 1,83 m
leading edge devices

As with its other programmes, Bombardier has brought on board risk sharing partners from around the world, namely

Shorts (mid fuselage)
Mitsubishi (aft fuselage)
Avcorp (horizontal and vertical stabilizer)
Abex (hydraulics)
Menasco (landing gear)
Rockwell Collins (avionics)

Market evaluation for a stretched Canadair Regional Jet began in 1995. After a definition phase of around a year, the Series 700 was officially launched on 21. January 1997. The aerodynamic configuration was frozen in March 1997, while detail design continued into 1998. Around 1350 hours of high- and low-speed wind tunnel testing was conducted. The first forward and centre fuselage left Belfast on September 28, 1998 on board an an Antonov An-124 freighter. The final assembly phase started on February 11, 1999, with the mounting of the engine on the airframe.
A successful first flight was completed on May 27, 1999. The first Bombardier Aerospace CRJ700 Series aircraft (serial number 10001) departed from Montréal International Airport (Dorval) under clearing skies at 6:18 pm, ET, and returned two hours and eight minutes later. Craig Tylski, CRJ700 project pilot was in command, assisted by co-pilot Chuck Ellis. During the 128-minute flight, the aircraft reached an altitude of 15,000 feet (4,572 metres) and a speed of 230 knots (426 kilometres per hour). The aircraft's maximum cruising altitude is 41,000 feet (12,496 metres) and maximum cruise speed is Mach 0.81 (534 miles per hour, or 860 kilometres per hour). "The whole flight went extremely well. The aircraft was easy to handle, and provided a very stable platform," said Tylski.
A day later, the regional jet made its public debut. The aircraft, painted in a contemporary graphic style, was presented to an appreciative audience of more than 750 customers, partners, employees and government and media representatives.
Following initial flights in the Montréal area, the aircraft will fly to Bombardier's Flight Test Center at Wichita (Kansas) for the balance of the certification flight test program. Certification flight testing is expected to amount to approximately 1,500 hours and five aircraft will be employed in the program, including two fitted with complete passenger interiors.
Certification by Transport Canada is expected in late 2000, followed by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the European Joint Airworthiness Authorities. Deliveries are to begin in early 2001.

Last updated 2 June 1999

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