Embraer Legacy 600
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| Type | Business Jet |
| Manufacturer | Embraer |
| Maiden flight | 2001 |
| Introduced | 2000 |
| Status | In Production |
| Produced | 117 as of Mar 31, 2008 |
| Unit cost | US$24.7 million |
| Developed from | Embraer ERJ 145 family |
The Embraer Legacy 600 is a business jet derivative of the Embraer ERJ 145 family of commercial jet aircraft. The Legacy is based on the shortened ERJ 135 model, but includes added range with extra fuel tanks and added winglets, similar to those on the ERJ 145XR. Launched in 2000 at the Farnborough Air Show, the Legacy is capable of carrying 16 passengers in comfort for 3,050 Nautical Miles (NM) or 8 passengers for 3,450 NM. The Legacy family also includes the Legacy Shuttle, which is in effect an ERJ-135 with a 19-seat passenger cabin configuration as standard (it does not have the same range as the Legacy Executive / Legacy 600).
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[edit] General
The Legacy competes on the upper end of the small to mid sized range of business jets. It is unique in having nearly the exact opposite design progression as the rival Canadair Challenger. The Legacy was derived from the established Embraer ERJ 145 family regional jet, while the Canadair Regional Jet was developed by Bombardier from the Challenger business jet. Both lines of aircraft are direct competitors. Embraer has since launched lines of aircraft such as the Phenom 300 and the Lineage 1000 to compete with Bombardier in all markets.
In six years of service, the Legacy has so far sold 100 aircraft, to 19 countries. It is advertised as the "ideal balance of comfort and cost"[1] and boasts comfortable seating for 16 passengers in three partitioned sections, or seating for 19-37 in comfortable airline style seats on the Legacy Shuttle. In the cockpit, the Legacy also includes a Honeywell Primus 1000 avionics suite, with a full glass cockpit.
[edit] Incidents
- On September 29, 2006, an ExcelAire Embraer Legacy EMB-135BJ, Civil Registration N600XL, collided with Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907, a Boeing 737-800, while flying over the northern state of Mato Grosso en route to Manaus from São José dos Campos. The Legacy made an emergency landing at a military airstrip at Cachimbo, Pará, Brazil, with minor damages and with its 5 passengers and 2 crew members uninjured. The Gol 737 crashed in the Amazon forest east of Peixoto de Azevedo, killing all 148 passengers and 6 crew members.
[edit] Specifications
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General characteristics
- Crew: Three - pilot, co-pilot, flight attendant (optional)
- Capacity: 13 passengers + 1 Cockpit Jumpseat Rider
- Length: 26.33 m (86 ft 5 in)
- Wingspan: 21.17 m (68 ft 11 in)
- Height: 6.76 m (22 ft 2 in)
- Empty weight: 16,000 kg (30,000 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 22,500 kg (49,604 lb)
- Powerplant: 2× Rolls-Royce AE 3007/A1P turbofans, 33.0 kN (8,810 lbs) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 834 km/h (450 kt, 518 mph)
- Range: 6,060 km (3,250 nm, 3,740 mi)
- Service ceiling 12,496 m (41,000 ft)
- Thrust/weight: 0.42:1
Max Fuel Capacity: 18,800 lb (Legacy Executive) / 11,321 lb (Legacy Shuttle) - Both Figures Approx.
[edit] Aircraft Deliveries
| Year | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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| Number Of Deliveries | 8[2] | 13[3] | 13[4] | 14[5] | 27[6] | 35[7] | 7[8] |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Embraer Legacy 600 homepage
- Airliners.net: Embraer ERJ-135/140/Legacy
- Private Jets: Reviewing the Embraer Legacy
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