Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet

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A Skywest CRJ-200 photographed from the ramp of Cherry Capital Airport (KTVC).

The Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) (originally the Canadair CL-600-2B19) is a small airliner manufactured by Bombardier based on the Canadair Challenger business jet. It is, or has been, in service with airlines in North America, Europe, India and the Far East, including Comair, Mesa Airlines, Horizon Air, SkyWest, Pinnacle Airlines, and Air Wisconsin in the US, Air Canada Jazz in Canada, Air Nostrum in Spain, Lufthansa in Germany, Air One in Italy, Brit Air in France, Duo Airways in the UK, Adria Airways in Slovenia, Air Sahara in India and J-AIR in Japan.

Design studies began in 1987, with the first prototype flying on May 10, 1991. Its flight deck includes a modern EFIS avionics suite featuring 6 CRT displays.

Contents

1 Variants

1.1 CRJ-100
1.2 CRJ-200
1.3 CRJ-700
1.4 CRJ-900
1.5 Challenger 800 / 850

2 Specifications
3 Related content

Variants

CRJ-100

Original 50-seat version.

CRJ-200

Similar to CRJ-100, but with improved engines, General Electric CF34-3B1. 50 passenger seats, 2 pilot seats, 1 pilot observer seat (jumpseat) and 1 flight attendant jumpseat.

The normal airline configuration is 2+2 seating in rows 1 through 12, and 2+0 in row 13, with the lavatory compartment taking up the aft-right portion of the cabin. Comair and Atlantic Southeast Airlines also operate a 40 seat variant, which has seating rows 1, 2 and 13 removed and wardrobe closet fillers in their place. Pinnacle Airlines (as Northwest Airlink), employs a similar tactic to operate a 44-seat version. These modifications are designed to allow operations under their major airline contract "scope clause" which restricts major airlines' feeder carriers from operating equipment carrying 50 or more passengers, to guard against usurpation of Air Line Pilots Association & Allied Pilots Association pilots' union contract rights. Comair's fleet of 40-seaters were offered to the airline at a discounted price, to prevent Comair from purchasing the less expensive Embraer 135.
The 50-seat versions of the aircraft also have the option to add a second flight attendant jumpseat at the rear of the cabin for a total of 50 passengers, 2 flight attendants, 2 pilots and 1 cockpit/pilot observer.

CRJ-700

CRJ-700 (SkyWest-United Express)

CRJ-701ER (Lufthansa)

Stretched 70-seat version. The CRJ-700 is equipped with the General Electric CF34-8C1 engine. Maximum speed is Mach .85 at a maximum altitude of 41,000 feet (12,500 m). Depending upon payload, the CRJ-700 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). It features a new wing with leading edge slats and a stretch of the fuselage. 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. Competes loosely with the Embraer 170. CRJ-700 comes in two subvariants - Series 701 and Series 705.

The Series 705 is actually a CRJ-900, with a business class and a reduced maximum seating capacity to allow operation with scoped 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

CRJ-900

Stretched 86-seat version, with the same up-rated engines and added leading edge slats as the CRJ-700. Competes loosely with the Embraer 175.

Challenger 800 / 850

A business jet variant of the CRJ-200 For main article see: Canadair Challenger

Specifications

Variant	CRJ-100ER/LR	CRJ-200ER/LR	CRJ-700(Series 701)	CRJ-700(Series 705)	CRJ-900
LengthWing spanHeight	27.77 m (87 ft 10 in)21.21 m (69ft 7in)6.22 m (20 ft 5 in)	27.77 m (87 ft 10 in)21.21 m (69ft 7in)6.22 m (20 ft 5 in)	32.51 m (106 ft 8 in)23.24 m (76ft 3in)7.57 m (24 ft 10 in)	36.40 m (119 ft 4 in)24.85 m (81ft 6in)7.51 m (24 ft 7 in)	36.40 m (119 ft 4 in)24.85 m (81ft 6in)7.51 m (24 ft 7 in)
EnginesTakeoff thrustThrust APR	GE CF34-3Aq (2)38.83 kN (8,729 lbf)41.01 kN (9,220 lbf)	GE CF34-3B1 (2)38.83 kN (8,729 lbf)41.01 kN (9,220 lbf)	GE CF34-8C1 (2)56.4 kN (12,670 lbf)61.3 kN (13,790 lbf)	GE CF34-8C5 (2)58.4 kN (13,123 lbf)63.4 kN (14,255 lbf)	GE CF34-8C5 (2)58.4 kN (13,123 lbf)63.4 kN (14,255 lbf)
Max Zero Fuel Weight (ZFW)Max payload	19,958 kg (44,000 lb)6,124 kg (13,500 lb)	19,958 kg (44,000 lb)6,124 kg (13,500 lb)	28,801 kg (63,495 lb)8,527 kg (18,800 lb)	31,751 kg (70,000 lb)10,319 kg (22,750 lb)	31,751 kg (70,000 lb)10,319 kg (22,750 lb)
Maximum range	ER: 3,000 km (1,864 mi)LR: 3,710 km (2,005 mi)	ER: 3,045 km (1,895 mi)LR: 3,713 km (2,300 mi)	3,121 km (1,939 mi)ER: 3,676 km (2,284 mi)	3,591 km (2,231 mi)ER/LR: 3,773 km (2,344 mi)	2,956 km (1,837 mi)ER: 3,408 km (2,117 mi)LR: 3,660 km (2,274 mi)
Basic cruising speeds	Mach .78	Mach .78	Mach .78	Mach .78	Mach .80
Flight ceiling	12,496 m (41,000 ft)	12,496 m (41,000 ft)	12,496 m (41,000 ft)	12,496 m (41,000 ft)	12,496 m (41,000 ft)
Seating capacity	50 pass.	50 pass.	78 pass.	75 pass.	86 pass.