N806X

This airframe, N806X, is a Bombardier CRJ-701 (CL-600-2C10) built by Bombardier Inc. in 2001 with manufacturer's serial number 10008. The aircraft is owned by NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP, a corporation based in El Segundo, CA, US, and carries a United States civil registration. Registry history is limited to the provided corporate ownership; the airframe has been retained in corporate/testbed use rather than in continuous airline passenger service. Valuation and explicit condition reports are not published in the supplied data.

The cabin of N806X has been modified for test and instrumentation work; original airline seating for up to 80 passengers was removed or reconfigured to accommodate equipment and mission systems. Avionics are reported as Rockwell Collins ProLine (the typical CRJ-700 fit) and are likely retained or modified to integrate flight-test instrumentation and telemetry. Operationally the airframe is suited to short-to-medium regional missions consistent with the CRJ-701’s performance envelope, but in this case its mission profile is centered on corporate and testbed sorties originating from the owner’s El Segundo, California location. Maintenance considerations for this individual aircraft would emphasize avionics integration, payload system calibration and airframe/engine upkeep commensurate with a 2001-built test aircraft rather than routine commercial passenger turnarounds.

The Bombardier CRJ-701 is a regional, fixed-wing multi-engine jet designed to serve an 80-seat regional market niche; as configured, N806X retains the platform’s regional cruise and range capability while being repurposed for corporate/test use. In the marketplace, CRJ family airframes are often compared with other regional jets in terms of operating economics, parts availability and engine-shop visit cycles; for this airframe the twin GE CF34-8C1 engines and the ProLine avionics suite influence maintenance planning and potential resale prospects. Repurposed CRJ variants used as testbeds typically see different demand dynamics than passenger-configured examples, with resale or transfer dependent on the condition of the modified cabin, instrumentation fit and the extent of avionics alterations.