Over 500 Engineers Are Engaged In The Programs
Embraer’s Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 programs are well
underway, the company said this week at EBACE, and are moving
steadily through their Detailed Design and Certification Phase
(DDCP) in the hands of more than 500 of the company’s
engineers.
Legacy 500
A new full-size Legacy 500 mock-up, built by Austria’s
List Components & Furniture GmbH and consisting of the cockpit,
main cabin and aft baggage compartment, is now operational. The
cockpit and cabin interior utilize approximately 90% of the current
aircraft production parts manufactured by Embraer and the program
suppliers.
The Critical Design Review (CDR) has also been completed, and
the first and second prototypes of the Legacy 500 are being
assembled at the Company’s headquarters in São
José dos Campos, Brazil.
Legacy 450/500 Cockpit
“It is amazing what has been accomplished by the Legacy
450 and Legacy 500 team in the past months. Numerous refinements to
the cabin styling and comfort have been implemented. We have
also been dedicating a lot of attention to the robustness of the
design and to product maturity. Our priority is to deliver to our
customers a best-in-class airplane, with outstanding comfort,
performance, reliability and maintenance characteristics,”
said Maurício Almeida, Vice President, Programs –
Embraer Executive Jets.
Honeywell is performing flight tests of its modern HTF7500E
engines that incorporate the latest technologies for meeting
performance requirements with improved fuel consumption, ease of
maintenance, low operating costs, and reduced noise and
emissions.
Legacy 450/500
Numerous systems test benches are operational and dedicated to
perform integration and maturity tests. “Our Iron Bird has
performed almost 1,000 hours of tests, in order to guarantee the
mature integration of all aircraft systems, with special attention
to the fly-by-wire flight control system,” said Ricardo
Maltez, Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 Program Manager. “Avionics
testing at both Embraer and Rockwell Collins are on schedule,
meeting our design goals.
”The first flight of the Legacy 500 is on schedule to be
completed during the second half of 2011. Certification discussions
are underway with the Brazilian civil aviation authority (ANAC),
the FAA, and the EASA.