20 Years of the CRJ 100

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09-03-2009, 10:03 PM

#11

nordo

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MESA has 1 still on United's side (N715SF)

And it's quite the POS. Flew it the other day, single-pack. How nice.

09-04-2009, 04:07 AM

#12

outofwork

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N492CA is now a corporate jet...."retired" comair airplane, you can see the video on youtube

09-04-2009, 08:18 AM

#13

tango fox

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Originally Posted by Purpleanga

Actually the challenger was built as a cargo plane originally for Fedex Falcon 20 replacements. The fuselage even supported a bigger cargo door. But that never worked out so it became corp. Curious to see if CRJs will come back full circle and be used as freighters.

Only if they make them /A and single pilot. haha

09-04-2009, 08:47 AM

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BobSakamano

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Used to fly 7011 all the time. I think it's the oldest CRJ in North America. Comair takes pretty good care of it...other than cosmetics. Is it me or does Comair have the dirtiest CRJ's?

09-04-2009, 09:02 AM

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gooneybird_71

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Originally Posted by BobSakamano

Used to fly 7011 all the time. I think it's the oldest CRJ in North America. Comair takes pretty good care of it...other than cosmetics. Is it me or does Comair have the dirtiest CRJ's?

Yes it is the oldest and believe it or not still fly's straight and level... Im in 7013 today that also is a good ship....

09-04-2009, 09:14 AM

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BobSakamano

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I remember them both and you're right. They are less bent than most of the others in the fleet.

09-04-2009, 07:43 PM

#17

winglet

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09-05-2009, 04:08 AM

#18

captainv

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Originally Posted by BobSakamano

Is it me or does Comair have the dirtiest CRJ's?

we absolutely do. DH'd on ASA and Skywest this trip and the difference, honestly, was shocking.

09-05-2009, 06:20 AM

#19

III Corps

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Originally Posted by BoilerUP

You have a source for that?

Bill Lear himself designed the LearStar 600 (later renamed Challenger when it was sold to Canadair) as a 12-passenger bizjet back in the mid-70s, with the Challenger 600 receiving FAA certification in 1980.

I think you are correct. The project was to be a larger Learjet and Lear got very upset with the design and design changes. Canadair had bulked up the airplane with a bigger fuselage and Lear was so contemptuous of the design, he referred to it as "Fat Albert" Lear left and his next project which never went into production was the LearFan. He could never get the twin-engine gear box to work.

Now renamed the Challenger, Bombardier offered a stretched version after a number of companies including IBM asked about a corporate shuttle. That then became the RJs.

I do not remember and can not find anything about the Challenger being offered to FEDEX as a freighter.

09-05-2009, 09:49 AM

#20

Lowlevel

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BobSakamano

Used to fly 7011 all the time. I think it's the oldest CRJ in North America. Comair takes pretty good care of it...other than cosmetics. Is it me or does Comair have the dirtiest CRJ's?

Comair has not washed a plane in years. Except when they get some volunteers to come out for an exciting day of washing an airplane. Not happening so much anymore, since everyone hates working there.