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Bombardier's CSeries jet takes off on first flight (pictures)

Meant to compete with Boeing's 737 and Airbus' A320, the new Canadian jet leverages the latest, most efficient engines.

Daniel Terdiman
Daniel Terdiman is a senior writer at CNET News covering Twitter, Net culture, and everything in between.
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Taking off

Bombardier's new CSeries jet made its first flight on Monday, taking off from Montreal’s Mirabel Airport for a two-and-a-half-hour journey.

The jet is primed to take on a slew of regional aircraft, such as Mitsubishi’s Regional Jet; Irkut’s MC-21; and Embraer’s new E-jet E2 series, all of which are flying with Pratt & Whitney's new PurePower PW1000 engines. The plane can also compete with Airbus' A320 and Boeing's 737.

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Front view of takeoff

The very first Bombardier CSeries to take air was this CS100, which can seat between 108 and 125 passengers.
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Flyover

Bombardier's test pilots flew the CS100 low over the Mirabel Airport crowd gathered to see the first flight.
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Landing

The total cost so far of the CSeries program is about $3.5 billion, according to Airchive. By the time of the first flight, airlines had ordered a combined total of 177 108- to 125-seat CS100s, and 130- to 160-seat CS300s.
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Pilots waving

The test pilots wave to the gathered crowd after the completion of the first flight.
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Models with livery

Scale models of the CSeries planes showcase some of the airlines that will fly the new jets.
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Pratt & Whitney PW1000

Like many of the plane's competitors, the CSeries will fly with Pratt & Whitney PW1000 engines, known as "PurePower." Specifically, the plane is using the PW1524G.
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Ground testing the PW1524G

During ground tests, Pratt & Whitney put the PW1524G engine through its paces prior to being used to fly the Bombardier CSeries.

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