![]() ![]() ![]() To achieve this, the estimated development cost, at that stage, would be around C$300M (US$200M). At the time of this testing, Bombardier was working toward the first deliveries commencing before the end of the century, in 1999. This testing revealed that a range of 2,830Km (1,530nm) could be expected for the 74 seat North American version and 2,350Km(1,269nm) for the 72 seat European version. This included low-speed wind-tunnel testing. In March 1995 some testing of the design was carried out. This gave the dual benefit of more headroom while standing, as well as the windows being higher, closer to eye level. The horizontal empennage would be wider and for passenger comfort, the cabin floor would be lowered by two inches. The design, compared to the existing CRJ100 and CRJ200, would have a longer fuselage, greater wing-span, more powerful General Electric CF34-8C engines, wing leading edge extensions and high lift slats. The obvious and most cost-effective solution would be to build on working technology they already had and avoid having to redesign the wheel, as it were. In 1994 Bombardier, started looking at design options to enable them to have an offering in the 60 to 100 seat market. ![]()
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