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Revision as of 15:23, 27 June 2011

Bombardier CRJ700 series
The Bombardier CRJ700
The Bombardier CRJ700
Type Regional airliner
Author(s)
  • Ryan Miller (see also Docs
  • Authors.html)
FDM YASim
--aircraft= various
Status Early production
Development
 Repository The development repository of the Bombardier CRJ700 series.
Download Download the Bombardier CRJ700 series aircraft package for the current stable release (2020.3).
The 3d cockpit of the CRJ700 series
The cockpit at night, demonstrating night lighting capabilities
The interior cabin, also at night

The Bombardier CRJ700 series is a family of 70- to 100- seat regional jet airliners manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace. Its primary competition is the Embraer E-jet series. The family consists of the Bombardier CRJ700, CRJ900, and CRJ1000. The CRJ700 series was developed from the Bombardier CRJ200, and remains one of the most popular regional airliner series in the world.

Variants

  • CRJ700 - the original CRJ700
  • CRJ700ER - extended range version
  • CRJ700LR - long-range version
  • CRJ900 - the first stretch of the airframe
  • CRJ900ER - extended range version
  • CRJ900LR - long-range version
  • CRJ1000 - the final stretch of the airframe
  • CRJ1000 EuroLite - low-range/low-cost version targeted at European operators
  • CRJ1000ER - extended range version

Aircraft help

HTML documentation is included in the Docs/ folder.

Key Function
Speedbrakes/spoilers
Ctrl-B Cycle speedbrake setting
j Decrease ground lift dump setting
k Increase ground lift dump setting
Engines
Ctrl-T Cycle engine thrust modes
Ctrl-Delete Arm/disarm thrust reversers
Delete Toggle thrust reversers
Autopilot/autothrottle
Ctrl-A Toggle autopilot altitude mode
Ctrl-F Engage/disengage autopilot
Ctrl-G Toggle autopilot approach mode
Ctrl-H Toggle autopilot heading mode
Ctrl-N Toggle autopilot NAV mode
Ctrl-P Set autopilot basic pitch mode
Ctrl-S Engage/disengage autothrottle
Ctrl-W Set autopilot basic heading/roll mode
F6 Cycle NAV source
Tiller/Nose gear steering
q Steer tiller left
Q Set tiller to full left
w Center tiller
W Pop up tiller dialog
e Steer tiller right
E Cycle engine thrust modes
Walk view
r Walk forward toward view
R Run forward toward view
f Walk backwards from view

Simplified procedures

Startup

  1. Battery switch ... on
  2. APU start/stop switch ... on
  3. Bleed air source ... APU
  4. Engine 1 thrust lever ... idle
  5. Engine 1 start sequence ... initiated
  6. Engine 2 thrust lever ... idle
  7. Engine 2 start sequence ... initiated
  8. APU start/stop switch ... off
  9. Engine 1 electric generator ... on
  10. Engine 2 electric generator ... on
  11. Battery switch ... off

Takeoff

  1. Flaps/slats ... 8 or 20
  2. Landing lights ... on
  3. Engine thrust modes ... TO/GA

Climb and cruise

  1. Engine thrust modes ... climb
  2. Autothrottle ... set

Nominal cruise speed Mach 0.78 (0.80 for CRJ900)

Approach and landing

  1. Thrust reversers ... armed
  2. Flaps/slats ... 45

Remain below 250 knots below 10,000 feet at all times

Shutdown

  1. Engine thrust levers ... shutoff
  2. Engine 1 electric generator ... off
  3. Engine 2 electric generator ... off
  4. Switch to external power

Downloading

Version 1.0.0 is available in FlightGear/Git. Latest stable 1.0.1 is available on the FlightGear Forums.

Development status/Issues/Todo

Key features

  • Startup and shutdown procedures
  • Mostly complete cockpit
  • Realistic autopilot
  • Small library of tutorials
  • Cockpit, cabin, and exterior model lightmaps
  • Reflection shader on the engines
  • Developed aircraft systems
  • Tiller steering system

Todo

For rating information, see Formalizing Aircraft Status.

FDM (current rating 3)

  • Make something a little more refined than my YASim solution (any JSBSim masters?)

Exterior (current rating 4)

  • Add minor elements like antennas, ram air turbine, improve gear bay texturing and geometry
  • More liveries!

Flight deck (current rating 4)

  • Model circuit breakers
  • Add more buttons/switches
  • Improve texturing
  • Model interactive CDUs (and hence VNAV capability for the autopilot)

Systems (current rating 3)

  • Find a real startup procedure and model it
  • Improve electrical system
  • Add more pages to EICAS

External links