During the 1990s, Bombardier initiated development on the CRJ-X, a programme to produce enlarged derivatives of its popular CRJ100/200 family. Officially launched in 1997, the CRJ700’s maiden flight took place on 27 May 1999; it was soon followed by the stretched CRJ900 variant.
Developing nation: Canada.
Manufacturer/designer: Bombardier Aerospace.
Production Lines: Montréal-Mirabel International Airport in Mirabel, Quebec Canada.
Type aircraft: Regional Airliner.
First flight: 27 May 1999.
Type Certification: 2001.
First delivery: The CRJ700 first entered commercial service with Brit Air in 2001.
Built: 330
State: in service.
General characteristics:
- Crew: 2 pilots
- Capacity: 66 to 78 passengers
- Payload: 18,055 lb / 8,190 kg
- Length: 106 ft 1 in / 32.3 m
- Wingspan: 76 ft 3 in / 23.2 m
- Height: 24 ft 10 in / 7.6 m
- Wing area: 760 sq ft / 70.6 m2
- Fuselage Maximum Diameter: 2.7 m (8 ft. 10 in)
- Empty weight: 44,245 lb (20,069 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 75,000 lb / 34,019 kg (ER)
- Powerplant: 2x GE CF34-8C5A1 turbofans each 14,510 lb. / 64.5 kN thrust APR
Performance
- Maximum speed: 0.825 Mach (473 kn, 876 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 827 km/h (0.78 Mach 447 kts 515 mph)
- Range: 1,378 NM / 2,553 km (ER)
- Service ceiling: 12,497 m (41,000 ft)
Avionics
- Rockwell Collins Pro Line 4 six-screen EFIS/EICAS suite enhanced with Pro Line 21 Replaceable Units (LRU)
- Dual gyro-compassing attitude heading reference systems (AHRS)
- Traffic alert & collision avoidance system (TCAS) and enhanced ground roximity warning system (EGPWS)
- Rockwell Collins digital weather radar
Photo Rob Vogelaar
