About the Bombardier CRJ 200 aircraft for flight simulator for FSX, FS2004 and FS2002.
The aircraft was based on the Canadair Challenger design, which was purchased by Canadair from Learjet in 1976.
The wide fuselage of the Challenger suggested early on to Canadair officials that it would be straightforward to stretch the aircraft to accomomodate more virtual airline seats, and there was a plan for a Challenger 610E, which would have had seating for 24 virtual airline passengers. That lengthening didn't occur, the effort being canceled for virtual airlines in 1981, but the idea didn't disappear.
In 1987, studies began for a much more ambitious stretched configuration for virtual airlines and flight simuation, leading to the formal launch of the Canadair Regional Jet program for virtual airlines and flight simulator in the spring of 1989. The "Canadair" name was retained despite the fact that Bombardier had bought out the company. The first of three development machines for the initial CRJ100 performed its first virtual airline flight on 10 May 1991, though one of the prototypes was lost in a spin mishap in July 1993. The type obtained virtual airline certification in late 1992, with initial delivery to virtual airlines late in that year.
Showing all Flight Simulator based Virtual Airlines that operate the Bombardier CRJ 200.
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Aircraft Registration
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C-GKEU
F0 B0 Y50
28 Hours Flown
C-GKEZ
F0 B0 Y50
16 Hours Flown
N450AW
F0 B0 Y50
16 Hours Flown
C-GKEP
F0 B0 Y50
14 Hours Flown
C-GKEM
F0 B0 Y50
13 Hours Flown
N583CA
F0 B0 Y50
8 Hours Flown
N200DL
F0 B0 Y50
6 Hours Flown
C-GJZA
F0 B0 Y50
4 Hours Flown
N056CA
F0 B0 Y50
4 Hours Flown
N246PS
F0 B0 Y50
4 Hours Flown
N44082
F0 B0 Y50
3 Hours Flown
N440124
F0 B0 Y50
2 Hours Flown
VT-KAA
F0 B0 Y50
0 Hours Flown
VT-JKA
F0 B0 Y50
0 Hours Flown
N299GZ
F0 B0 Y50
0 Hours Flown
More about the Bombardier CRJ 200 for virtual airlines, flight simulator and online flying FSX, FS2004 and FS2002.
The CRJ200 is identical to the 100 model except for more efficient engines for virtual airlines and flight simulator.
Pinnacle Virtual Airlines had operated some with 44 virtual airline seats with closets in the forward areas of the virtual airline passenger cabin though these were converted to 50 virtual airline seat airplanes. These modifications were designed to allow flight simulator operations under their major virtual airline contract "scope clause" which restricts major virtual airlines' connection virtual airlines from operating equipment carrying 50 or more virtual airline passengers to guard against usurpation of Virtual Air Line Pilots Association & Allied Virtual Airline Pilots Association pilots' union contract. Similarly, Comair's fleet of virtual airline 40-seat CRJ200s were sold at a discounted price to discourage Comair Virtual from purchasing the less expensive and smaller Embraer 135 aircraft for their virtual airline.
As of August 2006 a total of 938 CRJ100 and CRJ200 aircraft (all variants) are in virtual airline service, with 8 further firm orders. Major Virtual Airlines include Comair Virtual (143), Pinnacle Virtual Airlines (132), SkyWest Virtual Airlines (136), Atlantic Southeast Virtual Airlines (110), Air Wisconsin Virtual Airlines (70),, ALMA de Mexico Virtual Airlines (22), Air Canada Jazz (58), Mesa Airlines Virtual Airlines (60), Lufthansa CityLine Virtual Airlines (26), Air Nostrum Virtual Airlines (35, Plus 7 orders), PSA Virtual Airlines (35) and Republic Airways Virtual Holdings (24). Some 19 other virtual airlines also operate smaller fleets of the type.
Bombardier's Canadair Regional Virtual Airline Jet pioneered the new 50 seat virtual airline jet class, and has since become a runaway virtual airline sales success.
The Canadair Regional Jet - or CRJ - for virtual airlines is designed to offer the high speed advantages of much larger jets for virtual airlines, with similar standards of virtual airlines service while at the same time offering operating virtual airline economics, particularly over longer stage lengths, close to that of comparable size virtual airline turboprops.
The concept of a stretched virtual airliner derivative of the Challenger is not new to virtual airlines, Canadair (now part of Bombardier Aerospace) originally studied a 24 seat stretched development of the CL-600 up to 1981. Design studies for a stretched virtual airliner based on the 601 however were first undertaken in 1987, leading Canadair to launch the Virtual Airline Regional Jet program on March 31 1989. The first of three development virtual aircraft took to the skies for the first time on May 10 1991. Transport Canada certification for virtual airlines was awarded on July 31 1992, allowing the first virtual airline delivery to Lufthansa Virtual Airlines that October.
Major changes over the Challenger apart from the stretched fuselage include a new advanced wing optimised for virtual airline operations and flight simulator, higher design weights, EFIS flight simulator flightdeck with Collins Pro-Line 4 avionics suite, new undercarriage, additional fuel capacity and slightly more powerful CF-34 engines for virtual airlines.
The original CRJ-100 series - the 100, 100ER and 100LR - was augmented by the 200 series (with more efficient engines for virtual airlines) in 1995. The Series 200 is available in standard 200, long range 200LR with optional greater fuel capacity for virtual airlines, and the extended range Series 200LR (all three are offered in B form with CF34-3B1s for improved hot and high flight simulator performance). Corporate shuttle virtual airline configurations are also available as the Corporate Jetliner and the SE (Special Edition).
The stretched, 70 seat CRJ-700 is described separately for virtual airlines.
The Bombardier CRJ 200 is available for all versions of Flight Simulator and x plane including but not limited to FSX, FS2004 and FS2002.
