Bombardier CRJ700
Bombardier · Canada · first flew 1999 · airliner
The CRJ700 is a roughly 70-seat regional jet, a stretched and re-winged development of the CRJ100/200 family.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, swept |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 2 × turbofan, fuselage-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Two rear-fuselage engines beneath a T-tail |
| T — Tail | T-tail |
WEFT is AircraftIQ's four-point recognition method — how it works.
Spot it by:
- Two rear-fuselage engines beneath a T-tail
- Long, narrow tube fuselage stretched from the CRJ100/200
- Pointed nose with a slim, low-set wing
Twin engines mounted on the rear fuselage under a T-tail give the classic regional-jet shape. The long, slim tube fuselage and pointed nose separate it from the shorter CRJ100/200 it was stretched from.
Specifications
- The Bombardier CRJ700 has a length of 32.3 m (106 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 23.2 m (76 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 876 km/h (544 mph).
- Typical crew: 2 pilots.
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History
It first flew in May 1999 and entered service in 2001 with French carrier Brit Air. It became a workhorse of the North American regional network and one of the most common regional jets in the world.
Variants
The type spans the CRJ700, the CRJ701 and CRJ702 sub-variants and the 75-seat CRJ705, sitting below the larger CRJ900 and CRJ1000.
Where you'll see it
UK presence was limited; Maersk Air UK took CRJ700s around 2001, but flybmi and Eastern Airways flew Embraer ERJs rather than CRJs. The type is far more common with North American regional carriers.
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- Challenger 300
- CRJ900
- Challenger 800
- Global Express
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- Boeing 717-200
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