Japan making aerospace comeback with MRJ

The Mitsubishi Regional Jet, or MRJ – a compact, fuel-efficient aircraft
with seating for around 90 passengers – is Japan’s first domestically-manufactured airliner for four decades
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Engines: Twin U.S.-built turbofans. MRJ boasts 20 percent less fuel
consumption than comparable jets

Passenger cabin

2.03m

2.76m

Seat width

0.47m

Seats: Designed to be wider andslimmer than rival aircraft, offering more comfort and legroom

Cockpit crew

2

Wingspan

29.2m

Fuselage length

33.4m (MRJ70)

35.8m (MRJ90)

Height

10.4m

Wings: Thinner and more aerodynamically efficient than similar models

Airframe: Mostly aluminium. About12 percent of jet’s weight consists of lightweight composite materials –mainly tail section, belly fairing and moveable surfaces

PROJECTED DELIVERIES (to 2033)MRJ expected to gain significantshare of regional jet sales
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Mitsubishi: 22%

Sukhoi (Russia) 9%

Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China 4%

Embraer (Brazil)

61%

Total

4,085

Others: 4%
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MRJ SPECIFICATIONS

Number of passengers

76 (MRJ70)

88 (MRJ90)

Maximum range

3,380km

Typical cruising speed

Mach 0.78

(828km/h)

Engines

Pratt & Whitney PW1200G, up to 78.2kN thrust

Unit cost

$42 million

Introduction

Summer 2017

Orders to date

407 (223 confirmed)
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Sources: Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation, Ascend Flightglobal Consultancy

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