Embraer is crowing about the maiden flight of the EMBRAER 190,
the third member of a family of new-generation commercial jets
specifically designed for the untapped 70- to 110-seat market. The
first flight marked the beginning of the EMBRAER 190's flight test
campaign, which will be conducted at Gaviao Peixoto, in the
interior of Sao Paulo state.
The EMBRAER 190, serial number 0001, took off Friday from the
company's Sao Jose dos Campos facility at 10:30 am (local time). In
its 2.45-hour mission, the new aircraft successfully performed a
range of systems validation tests and started the expansion of its
flight envelope.