CHALLENGER300 From Canada, joined May 2006, 6 posts, RR: 0 Posted (6 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 1636 times:
Just heard on Montreal radio that the crj900x is a go. Supposed to be launched today, apparently same GE engines to power it. Waiting for official announcement on Bombardier site.
Parabolica From Spain, joined Mar 2006, 85 posts, RR: 14 Reply 2, posted (6 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1581 times:
As a Canadian I would dearly love to see Bombardier bounce back and continue to build quality aerospace products. However and a Canadian I also don't see this happening, as our country seems destined to shoot itself in the foot whenever the aerospace industry is concerned. Mr. Harper's government will never back it, and for some reason it feels like the Canadian public likes to see our best companies fail.
HOWEVER, I will be the first and loudest to applaud when and if this wonderful thing happens and I can fly on a modern, innovative and advanced Canadian jet airliner.
P-
oh please let there never be cell phones in airliners...
CRJ900 From Norway, joined Jun 2004, 2080 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (6 years 11 months 3 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1455 times:
Quoting CHALLENGER300 (Thread starter): Just heard on Montreal radio that the crj900x is a go. Supposed to be launched today, apparently same GE engines to power it. Waiting for official announcement on Bombardier site.
Did the radio report sound real, as in a proper news release from BBD?
So far on the BBD.com news site there is only a story about securing a rail contract, dated June 6... so far, though
Some airline must be in a hurry if they can't wait until Farnborough...
BigSky123 From Slovenia, joined Dec 2005, 149 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (6 years 11 months 3 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 1312 times:
Thanks, Boeing Nut!
I was now finally able to find a few articles on the concept. Too bad it was scrapped.
One of the reports quotes Bombardier:
Quote: The company wants to pick up where illustrious names such as British Aerospace, McDonnell Douglas and Fokker left off by producing an “optimized” aircraft at the “lower end of the 100- to 150-passenger market.” It would replace designs like the BAe 146, DC-9/MD-80, and F70 and F100, and others such as the Boeing 737-100/200/300/400/500 that will be retired by 2010. About 3,900 examples of these types remain in service “without a suitable replacement,”
CRJ900 From Norway, joined Jun 2004, 2080 posts, RR: 1 Reply 8, posted (6 years 11 months 3 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 1139 times:
Quoting CHALLENGER300 (Thread starter): Just heard on Montreal radio that the crj900x is a go. Supposed to be launched today, apparently same GE engines to power it. Waiting for official announcement on Bombardier site.
Still nothing, eh?
Was the report a hoax or just the result of some blabbermouth saying something to a reporter that he or she shouldn't have said yet?
CHALLENGER300 From Canada, joined May 2006, 6 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (6 years 11 months 2 weeks 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 1007 times:
After a few days of waiting, I found that the announcement of the other day was a vp of bbd announcing that the assembly site would be at the Mirabel plant north of Montreal where the existing, crj700,900 are being assembled presently. Further to this is that the airframe would retain the same engine existing on the -900, and that the wing would be increased with winglet extensions, eight percent. All very brief, but I imagine the official go will be at Farnborough. The rumour at the shop is that the first plugs have already been joined and that a complete plane should be assembled soon. But as anyone knows, rumours will be rumours until they come to fruition.
CRJ900 From Norway, joined Jun 2004, 2080 posts, RR: 1 Reply 11, posted (6 years 11 months 2 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 932 times:
Quoting CHALLENGER300 (Reply 9): Further to this is that the airframe would retain the same engine existing on the -900, and that the wing would be increased with winglet extensions, eight percent. All very brief, but I imagine the official go will be at Farnborough. The rumour at the shop is that the first plugs have already been joined and that a complete plane should be assembled soon.
Only winglets to be extended, not wingtips? How much can they stretch the fuselage with the same wing... 3 frames max?
I'm very glad to hear that there might be one more CRJ... I hope they call this one CRJ905... that's nine-ooo-fiiive, baby!
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I mean, how much more can they stretch this design?!
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