Under development by the Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation in Japan was the Mitsubishi SpaceJet M100, which had its first flight in November of 2015. This airliner was to be powered by two Pratt & Whitney GTF PW1200G engines, one under each wing.

It was originally known as the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ).

Two models were under development in the SpaceJet family.

• The SpaceJet M90 will seat 76-92 passengers.

• The SpaceJet M100 will seat up to 70-88 passengers in a 2-2 configuration, with one central aisle. The M100 is 113.2' in length.

Its design features a streamlined nose, fly-by-wire flight deck, enhanced optimized wing & engine configuration, low-drag fuselage. high-aspect ratio wing, optimized winglet and a low-drag tail cone. Inside it offers passengers more personal space, more bin capacity and the latest generation of onboard amenities.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) announced on February 7, 2023, that the Spacejet program is being discontinued. Read the MHI notice

Mitsubishi SpaceJet (Photos courtesy of Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation)

Earlier views of SpaceJet as the Mitsubishi Regional Jet MRJ, Registration JA21MJ (Photos courtesy of Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation)

More Information About the SpaceJet

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