Originally Posted by
KRUSTY 34
Ultimately, the reason for the 2000's commercial failure was that it was born into a world of 50 seat regional jets.
There was also the unfortunate issue of the power assisted elevator (or was it the elevator trim?). The original design showed borderline figures to gain certification and instead of building it into the prototype, they went the cheap quick way to beat the jets into production with unfortunate pitch loads showing up during testing. A head or two rolled, and the delay modifying and certifying the new trim system cost them about a year during which the RJs appeared.