Embraer EMB-545

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Embraer EMB-545
Legacy 450
Type: twin-engine business jet
Design country:

BrazilBrazil Brazil

Manufacturer:

Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica SA

First flight:

December 28, 2013

The Embraer EMB-545 (marketed as Legacy 450 or Praetor 500 ) is a business jet from the Brazilian manufacturer Embraer .

history

The program for this type of aircraft was presented to the public as MSJ (Mid-Size Jet) together with the larger Embraer Legacy 500 at the NBAA 2007; the program start was announced at the EBACE 2008. The first flight took place on December 28, 2013 (aircraft registration: PT-ZIJ). At the beginning of August 2015, the aircraft received type certification from the Brazilian aviation authority ANAC, followed shortly afterwards by the US aviation authority FAA . In October 2015, EASA was approved for Europe. The purchase price of the Legacy 450 should be around 16 million US dollars .

construction

The flight control is completely via fly-by-wire , the avionics are equipped by Rockwell Collins . The interior fittings are supplied by the Austrian aircraft component manufacturer FACC . The wings are manufactured in Évora, Portugal, in collaboration with OGMA - Indústria Aeronáutica de Portugal SA , a supplier company owned by EADS and Embraer.

Technical specifications

Parameter Data
crew 2
Passengers 7-10
length 19.15 m
span 20.25 m
height 6.74 m
Max. Takeoff mass 17,690 kg
Top speed 0.83 Mach
Service ceiling approx. 13,716 m
Range 5378 km
Engines 2 × Honeywell HTF 7500 E - turbofans

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. airliners.de: Embraer Legacy 450 receives approval. Retrieved September 9, 2015 .
  2. airliners.de: Embraer Legacy 450 now also approved by FAA. Retrieved September 9, 2015 .
  3. Kate Sarsfield: Embraer Legacy 450 clinches European approval. In: Flightglobal.com. September 10, 2015, accessed October 12, 2015 .
  4. facc.at: FACC develops and manufactures passenger cabins for Legacy 450 and Legacy 500  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Press release of March 3, 2009@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.facc.at