Simviation Forum - Regional Jets on the way out?

Nov 3^rd, 2005 at 9:45am

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From USA Today:

Regional jets appear on endangered species list

By Marilyn Adams, USA TODAY
The sleek little 50-seat regional jet that changed the airline industry 14 years ago is now a falling star, the victim of changing economics.

Interesting - first I hear /read of Bombardier suspending production... So the RJs may be superseded by the newer ERJ-170/190 type of small airliner?

Boeing might put back the 717 in production? hehe

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Reply #1 - Nov 3^rd, 2005 at 12:14pm

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I think it is more likely you'll see them replaced by turbo-props like the Fokkers you see at many European airports now Felix.... more fuel efficient, less noise etc...

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Reply #2 - Nov 3^rd, 2005 at 1:10pm

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In that case, it's interesting how the RJs were replacing turboprops as they came out and now, they're being replaced the those that they replaced....

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Reply #3 - Nov 3^rd, 2005 at 1:20pm

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Fashion and practicality do not always make good bedfellows Wink

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Reply #4 - Nov 4^th, 2005 at 7:45pm

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Fashion and practicality do not always make good bedfellows Wink

That's one for the quotes book!

Very true though.

Turboprop engines are fundamentally more efficient as well as cheaper. It really isn't suprising to see the RJs fading away.

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Reply #5 - Nov 5^th, 2005 at 11:51am

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Turboprop engines are fundamentally more efficient as well as cheaper.

And quieter.

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Reply #6 - Nov 7^th, 2005 at 6:29am

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And quieter.

And sexier.

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Reply #7 - Nov 7^th, 2005 at 6:31am

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About Fokker..

Rumours are increasing that theyll make a restart..
They would re-build fokker 70/100's with more/very fuel economic engines. KLM/Air France has allready shown major Interest.

WOuld be nice to have Fokker back again Grin

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Reply #8 - Nov 7^th, 2005 at 1:01pm

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And sexier.

As long as the prop has more than four blades. Wink

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Reply #9 - Nov 7^th, 2005 at 1:45pm

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<G> Re-engine some of those RJs with pusher prop-fans? (Like the CB-123 was supposed to have been?)

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Reply #10 - Nov 10^th, 2005 at 4:13am

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<G> Re-engine some of those RJs with pusher prop-fans? (Like the CB-123 was supposed to have been?)

Pushers aren't popular.

Just 3 plane types that have them (of which one is already lost forever)

Beech Starship (only one or two still flying)
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