Video: Bombardier CSeries Twinjet Gets Paint - And First Flight Coming Soon
Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at 09:03AM
My previous post shared a video showing the homebuilt Gee Bee Q.E.D. that's expected to make its first flight here before long... and here's another aircraft (tho a very different one) that's expected to venture into the wild blue yonder very soon; the Bombardier CSeries twinjet airliner. The CSeries has been in development since 2004 and is actually big enough (110 - 135 seats) to compete with the Boeing 737 and the Airbus A318/A319. It's definitely got both those legacy narrow-body airliners beat on looks! The CSeries is a really good looking airplane in my opinion, especially with those nice big fans on the fronts of those Pratt & Whitney PW1000G geared turbofan engines.
This video gives a nice look at many of the details of the CSeries as it's being transformed from the raw to wearing some first-flight paint. And that first flight could take place about any day now. It's easy to think 'whatever' at the first flight of a new airliner, but imagine how many people have been involved in the design and manufacturing process... I'm sure this first-flight is a very big deal to the thousands of people who have worked very hard to get to this point!
The sales order book has been a bit slow to fill in for the CSeries, but it looks like it's at 177 sold currently. If the airplane performs as claimed, with significantly reduced operating expenses compared to the competition, I would think the future would be pretty bright for this advanced Canadian twinjet.
Video screenshot showing the first Bombardier CSeries heading into the paint shop
Reader Comments (3)
That is a sweet video! I to am surprised at the slow orders.
Hopefully, I will be seeing this one real soon. That is if Bombardier brings it to their flight test center here in Wichita, Ks. It's great fun living next to an airport!
Very nice. Looks like a mini-Dreamliner. Hope to see them flying soon.