Are the CRJ-550s Really Coming?
08-08-2019, 04:43 PM
#231
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Maybe everybody that has the authority to sign this off is up to his/her arse in trying to get the MAX flying again.
08-08-2019, 07:30 PM
#233
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OK, I’m no IA or anything, but recertifying the same aircraft with a lower gross weight and fewer seats actually doesn’t seem like it would require a huge effort. Input from the manufacturer might be a problem, since Bombardier just sold the line, but dang, 70 seat aircraft are flown with only 50 seats filled every day. It ain’t rocket science.
Maybe everybody that has the authority to sign this off is up to his/her arse in trying to get the MAX flying again.
Maybe everybody that has the authority to sign this off is up to his/her arse in trying to get the MAX flying again.
08-08-2019, 07:39 PM
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08-08-2019, 07:40 PM
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08-09-2019, 02:54 AM
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08-09-2019, 02:55 AM
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OK, I’m no IA or anything, but recertifying the same aircraft with a lower gross weight and fewer seats actually doesn’t seem like it would require a huge effort. Input from the manufacturer might be a problem, since Bombardier just sold the line, but dang, 70 seat aircraft are flown with only 50 seats filled every day. It ain’t rocket science.
Maybe everybody that has the authority to sign this off is up to his/her arse in trying to get the MAX flying again.
Maybe everybody that has the authority to sign this off is up to his/her arse in trying to get the MAX flying again.
08-09-2019, 03:17 AM
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According to the FAA website this aircraft is still certified as a CL-600-2C10, which is a CRJ-700. Looks like they did the interior and re-painted it but didn’t actually re-certify it as an actual CRJ-550 yet.
08-09-2019, 04:56 AM
#239
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Absolutely, but seriously, how hard is it to get something that is already certified to be flown at a weight that INCLUDES that lower weight to be certified at NO MORE than that reduced gross weight.
Increasing an aircraft max TOW is an ENGINEERING ISSUE. Lowering it - at least lowering it to within its currently allowable TOW within the CG envelope, is a paperwork exercise.
Increasing an aircraft max TOW is an ENGINEERING ISSUE. Lowering it - at least lowering it to within its currently allowable TOW within the CG envelope, is a paperwork exercise.
08-09-2019, 04:59 AM
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Absolutely, but seriously, how hard is it to get something that is already certified to be flown at a weight that INCLUDES that lower weight to be certified at NO MORE than that reduced gross weight.
Increasing an aircraft max TOW is an ENGINEERING ISSUE. Lowering it - at least lowering it to within its currently allowable TOW within the CG envelope, is a paperwork exercise.
Increasing an aircraft max TOW is an ENGINEERING ISSUE. Lowering it - at least lowering it to within its currently allowable TOW within the CG envelope, is a paperwork exercise.
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