Bombardier CRJ-1000 (DeltaWing)

The Bombardier CRJ-1000 by DeltaWing Simulations brings the stretched, 100-seat flagship of the Canadair Regional Jet family to X-Plane 12. Originally engineered by Bombardier to challenge regional airline scope-clause economics across Europe and Asia, the real-world CRJ-1000 extended the successful CRJ-900 fuselage by nearly ten feet, creating an exceptionally sleek, pencil-like regional twinjet. DeltaWing delivers this long-body airliner with high-definition 4K PBR exterior and interior modeling, authentic passenger cabin amenities, animated boarding stairs with deployable handrails, and modern "Atmosphere" cabin lighting presets.

On the flight deck, the aircraft reproduces the signature Rockwell Collins Pro Line 4 avionics arrangement, including primary flight displays (PFD), multifunction navigation displays (MFD), and dual Engine Indication and Crew Alerting System (EICAS) screens driven by a dedicated EICAS Control Panel (ECP). Auto-flight logic faithfully captures authentic CRJ autopilot modes—notably SPEED mode, where pitch attitude is adjusted to climb or descend at a dialed airspeed rather than relying on an autothrottle system. Dispatch and line operations are facilitated through a custom window-mounted Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) that manages fuel, passenger loading, door operations, and takeoff reference speeds. While the underlying Flight Management System adapts X-Plane's core FMS framework into a bespoke Collins CDU shell rather than modeling a 100% proprietary nav engine from scratch, the aircraft provides an engaging, hands-on regional line-flying experience with strong visual polish and multi-layered FMOD audio.

Primary Missions & Operational Roles

• High-Density Regional Hub-and-Spoke Routes: Connecting major airline hubs with secondary leisure and business destinations across 1-to-3 hour regional hops (e.g., Madrid Barajas to Nice, or Barcelona to Seville).

• European Regional Airline Schedules: Recreating authentic Air Nostrum (Iberia Regional) and regional European airline operations where the CRJ-1000 found its core fleet home.

• Hands-On Throttle & Energy Management Training: Mastering high-tempo regional jet flights without autothrottles, managing manual thrust settings through departure, cruise, and approach.

• Long-Fuselage Rotation & Pitch Discipline: Flying Boeing/Bombardier stretched airframes where high fuselage pitch rates during rotation ($V_R$) or late flare pull-ups risk dragging the rear underbelly.