Bombardier CRJ200

Type (Muster)
Regional airliner (Regionalverkehrsflugzeug)

Country (Land)
Canada (Kanada)

Manufacturer (Hersteller)
Bombardier Aerospace (www.aero.bombardier.com)
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 plus cabin attendant
Passengers (Passagiere): 50 to 52 at 79 cm seat pitch

Power plant (Antrieb): 2 x General Electric CF34-8B1 turbofans, flat rated to ISA + 6 deg C
Thrust (Schub): 2 x 38,84 kN (8729 lbs) at take-off, with automatic power reserve up to 41 kN (9220 lbs)
Fuel consumption per hour at cruise (Kraftstoffverbrauch im Reiseflug): 1230 l

Noise
Takeoff (Start): 78,6 EPNdB
Approach (Anflug): 92,1 EPNdB
Sideline (Vorbeiflug): 82,4 EPNdB

Dimensions (Abmessungen)
Length (Länge): 26,77 m
Height (Höhe): 6,22 m
Span (Spannweite): 21,21 m
Maximum fuselage diameter (Rumpfdurchmesser): 2,69 m
Wing area (Flügelfläche): 48,35 sq m

Cabin length (Kabinenlänge): 14,76 m
Cabin width (Kabinenbreite): 2,57 m (half height / in halber Höhe)
Cabin height (Kabinenhöhe): 1,87 m
Cabin volume (Kabinenvolumen): 57,07 cu m
Baggage volume (Gepäckraum): 13,8 cu m including carry-on items

Weights (Massen)
Operating empty weight (Einsatz-Leermasse): 13740 kg for ER- and LR-versions
Max. payload (max. Nutzlast): 6218 kg for ER- and LR-versions, 5411 kg for basic 200 Series
Max. fuel (Max. Kraftstoff): 6489 kg, or only 4254 kg for basic 200 Series
Max. zero fuel weight (max. Masse ohne Kraftstoff): 19958 kg
Max. ramp weight (Max. Masse am Boden): 21636 kg standard, 23247 kg in ER-version, 24154 kg in LR version
Max. take-off weigth (Max. Startmasse): 21523 kg as standard, 23133 kg in ER-version, 24040 kg in LR-version
Max. landing weight (Max. Landemasse): 21319 kg

Performance (Flugleistungen)
High speed cruise (max. Reisegeschwindigkeit): Mach 0.81 / 464 kts (860 km/h)
Normal cruise speed (Reisegeschwindigkeit): Mach 0.74 / 424 kts (786 km/h)
Max. operating altitude (Max. Flughöhe): 12 495 m (41 000 ft)
Max. rate of climb (Steigrate): 32 m/s for Series 200ER
Take-off field length (Startstrecke): 1770m m (sea level, ISA, max. weight) or 1920 m in LR-version
Landing field length (Landestrecke): 1480 m
Range (Reichweite):
   - 1825 km in standard configuration, with 50 pax. at long-range cruise
   - 3045 km (1645 NM) in the ER version
   - 3713 km in the LR-version

Costs (Kosten)
The CRJ200 Series sells at around 21 million US-Dollars (late 1998).
Programme development cost put at 275 million Canadian Dollars.

Customers (Kunden)
By 1 June 1999, Bombardier listed the following customers for the CRJ200 Series, giving a total of 303 aircraft:

Adria Airways: 3
Air Canada: 2
Air Nostrum: 5
Air Wisconsin: 9
Ansett/Kendell: 12
Atlantic Coast Airlines: 43 plus 27 options. Ordered in various installments, the first one in January 1997.
Atlantic Southeast Airlines: 45
DAC AIR: 2
Jersey European: 4
Maersk: 8
Mesa: 32
Midway: 26
Northwest: 54 firm (Series 200LR) and 70 options, announced on 18. February 1999. Largest single CRJ order so far, worth 1,3 billion US-Dollars. Deliveries from April 2000 to mid-2004
Saeaga: 1
SkyWest: 35
South African Express: 6
Southern Winds: 2
Tyrolean: 10
Undisclosed: 4

Also, orders for the externally identical Series 100 were as follows by 1 June 1999. Total here is 236:

Air Canada: 24
Air Littoral: 19
Brit Air: 20
Comair: 110
Lauda Air: 8
Lufthansa CityLine: 45
SkyWest: 10

Competitors (Konkurrenz)
Embraer ERJ-145
Fairchild Aerospace 528JET

Remarks (Bemerkungen)
The Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) was derived from the Canadair Challenger business jet. It was the first new-generation 50-seat jetliner to enter service.
Several Bombardier Aerospace operations are involved in the CRJ programme. Candair is responsible for the design, manufacturing, assembly, aircraft testing and certification. The centre-section fuselage, wing flaps, ailerons, spoilerons and inbord spoilers are designed and manufactured by Short Brothers at Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Different variants of the CRJ are offered:

Series 100: The original standard aircraft, as at first certified (see photo)
Series 100ER: extended range option, now replaced by Series 200ER
Series 100LR: still more range (see photo). Now replaced by Series 200LR
Series 200: Improved model, featuring CF34-3B1 engines with better fuel consumption, better initial cruise altitude, more speed and range.
Series 200ER: extended range with higher take-off weight
Series 200LR: another increase in take-off weight for still more range

History (Geschichte)
Design studies on the Canadair Regional Jet airliner began in the third quarter of 1987, with a basic configuration achieved by June 1988. The programme was officially launched on 31. March 1989. In September 1990, the 100ER-version (extended range) was announced.
Rollout took place on 6 May 1991. Three aircraft were involved in a 1400 hour flight test programme, mostly conducted at Wichita (Kansas). The flew as follows:

7001 (C-FCRJ): 10 May 1991
7002 (C-FNRJ): 2 August 1991
7003: 17 November 1991

Transport Canada type approval was awarded on 31 July 1992, followed on 15 January 1993 by European JAA certification, and on 21 January 1993 by the US FAA.
The first CRJ was handed of to Lufthansa CityLine on 29 October 1992 and entered revenue service in November.
In March 1994, the Series 100LR was announced, with Lauda Air as launch customer. Certification was on 29 April 1994.
The Series 200 with CF34-3B1 engines instead of the -3A1s was announced in 1995. First delivery was to Tyrolean Airways on 15 January 1996.
The 200th production aircraft was delivered to Lufthansa CityLine on 24 October 1997.

Last updated 28. October 1999

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