LCY is said to have TORA of 1199 m, but ASDA/TODA of 1319 m.

And CS100Base needs just 1219 m runway at MTOW.

Does it mean that LCY could operate CS100Max at restricted take-off weight? The 100 m which a lightly loaded CS100Max can use but CS100Base cannot would mean some additional take-off weight and range….

that the specs of the “base” version are related to “urban operations” (specifically shows LCY), so the “max” would be the actual maximum weights/distances that the aircraft uses on an un-restricted airport.

How does the performance of “base” version compare against the performance of “max” version with light fuel load and takeoff weight equal to that of “base” version aximum takeoff weight?

CS300 Extra Crowded launched!

Bombardier now officially has a launch customer for CS300 Extra Crowded:
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/bombardier-launches-high-density-cs300-with-air-baltic-383179/
Air Baltic, 148 seats out of the 160 seat maximum.

EASA approved a SSJ simulator

The simulator is in Venice:
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/easa-approves-ssj100-full-flight-simulator-382758/

I guess that the speculated all-business CS100 would fly un-restricred, in terms of payload, in all probable ISA conditions.

Does not make sense.

Compare Global 8000:
http://www2.bombardier.com/en/3_0/3_2/pdf/global_8000_factsheet.pdf

Its nominal range, of 7900 nm, is defined at payload of just 8 passengers. This obviously means that G8000 is, at that range, restricted in terms of payload because its maximum payload is 19 passengers.

With CS100, you can always pick a destination which is so far that it can only be reached at a payload restricted even from the already small all-business one. And since at LCY the MTOW is always restricted and dependent on weather, even for CS100, there will be conceivable destinations which CS100 can reach at full all-business payload in favourable weather, but only at payload restricted from that low level in case of bad weather.

So what I´d like to figure out is – what is the still air range which CS100 with PW1524G can reach out of LCY at the worst likely weather there (+30, no wind) with the full 36 seat all business payload?

Rollout announced!

On Thursday, 7th of March, 2013.

Incidentally, what is your estimate for the seating of an “all-business” CS100? Still 44, or do you agree with 36? And what would the payload be at that seating?

In all-business the CS100 will hold 44 pax against the 32 of the A318, considering that it is longer…

Really?

I´ve seen the number 44 to 48 seats quoted elsewhere – but I do not understand what it means.

Take the standard Bombardier configurations:
125 seat high density. That is 25 rows at 30´´ pitch – total 750´´ seats. Plus one exit row.
110 seat standard single class. 22 rows at 32´´ pitch – total 704´´ seats. The extra space goes to what looks like an extra galley in front, and closets.
100 seat dual class. 4 rows of 4 abreast business class at 36´´ pitch, totalling 144´´, and 17 rows of 5 abreast cattle class at 32´´ pitch, totalling 544´´ – combined 688´´, the extra space goes to an extra pair of toilets in the back, but in front omitting closet, leaving galley in place.

Sure – you could fill a CS100 with 4 abreast seats at 36´´ pitch, and get 19 or even 20 rows. It would be all-business, and 76 or 80 seats. But these would not be sleeper seats matching the comfort level of BA0001! Not that there is anything wrong with 20 rows of 4 abreast seats… Midwest could buy a CSeries to replace their 717:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Midwest-Airlines/Boeing-717-2BL/0905471/L

If you do want to match the BA0001 level, however…

Yes, CS100 is longer than A318, slightly. Maximum no frills seating of 125 at 5 abreast on CS100 means 25 rows. Maximum no frills seating of 136 at 6 abreast on A318 means about 23 rows.
Since BA0001 fits 8 rows of sleepers on A318, CS100 might fit about 9 rows… That would mean about 76´´…78´´ pitch, maybe 83´´… reasonable for sleepers.

Note that the sleepers, at the same 4 abreast, would still be narrower that on A318, because the CSeries cabin is 41 cm narrower. To match and exceed A318, 3 abreast is needed.

Settling for 4 abreast, 36 sleepers… what would the payload be like? Including the weight of the sleeper seats?

Oh, and of course you can put 44 or 48 seats on all-business CSeries, or 76, or 40 or 60 or any number in between. It is just a different comfort level than BA0001. By my estimate, 48 seats means about 59´´ pitch, and 44 seats about 64´´.