Turkish regional jet project

{{Infobox aircraft begin

|name= Turkish Regional Jet
TRJ-328 TRJ-628

|image= TRJ-628.jpg

|caption=Concept Art of the TRJ-628

}}{{Infobox aircraft type

|type= Regional jet

|national origin = Turkey

|manufacturer= Sierra Nevada Corporation

|introduced= 2015

|status= Cancelled in 2017

}}

The Turkish Regional Jet (TRJ) was a project to produce Turkey's first regional airplane. The project would use a modified version of the Dornier 328, the TRJ-328 and TRJ-628.{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/trj628.htm|title=Turkish Regional Jet|first=John|last=Pike|website=Globalsecurity.org|accessdate=10 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/tr-rj.htm|title=Turkish Regional Jet|first=John|last=Pike|website=Globalsecurity.org|accessdate=10 January 2018}} The project was cancelled in 2017 because it was “economically unfeasible”.[https://www.defensenews.com/air/2017/10/27/turkey-terminates-local-jet-program-worth-billions/ Turkey terminates local jet program worth billions]

TRJ-328

The TRJ-328 was to be used as a test bed for the TRJ-628. Capacity was to be limited to 32 seats. The aircraft would fill direct and frequent flights to and from small cities in Turkey which were not then possible with larger aircraft.

TRJ-628

The TRJ-628 was to feature 60 to 70 seats and would be an overall larger airplane.

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