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Old 22nd October 2008, 05:38 AM
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Default CRJ1000 NextGen Jetliner Prototype Has Successful First Flight

http://www.duttondirect.com/aviation...rticle/id:4843

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Bombardier Aerospace announced today that the prototype CRJ1000 NextGen jetliner, serial number 19991, made its successful inaugural flight from the Bombardier facility at Mirabel, Québec.

The flight, crewed by pilots Jacques Thibaudeau and Chuck Ellis and flight test engineer Eugene Lardizabal took off at 10:02 a.m. EDT and lasted three hours and 25 minutes. It reached an altitude of 30,000 feet (9,144 m) and a maximum speed of 260 knots (481 km/h).

‘We put the gear up, operated the flaps and slats and exercised our new ‏Fly-by-Wire' rudder,’ said Mr. Thibaudeau. ‘ All systems worked as they were designed to do. The aircraft handled similarly to the smaller CRJ900 airliner so flight crews will have no problem in transitioning to the 100-seat CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft.’
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