Bombardier CRJ700 Makes First Flight

Edited by Paul RichfieldPaul Richfield July 01, 1999
Bombardier's 70-seat Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) made its first flight on May 27 from Montreal's Dorval International Airport. Test pilots Craig Tylski and Chuck Ellis reached an altitude of 15,000 feet and an airspeed of 230 knots during the 128-minute flight. ``The whole flight went extremely well...

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