Fri, Dec 21, 2007
Engine Mounting For Larger 300 Expected Soon
Just in time for the holidays, Embraer updated ANN on the
progress of the Brazilian planemaker's light-jet program.
The third Phenom 100 jet took its first flight Friday from the
test runway at the Embraer’s Gavião Peixoto facility,
outstate São Paulo, Brazil. The aircraft will join the
flight test campaign, performing interior function and reliability
tests.
The jet -- the first to be completed in the newly-inaugurated
hangar at the same site -- will be outfitted with the interior
designed in partnership with BMW DesignworksUSA. The fourth
aircraft is in the final assembly stage and will be used in the
Phenom 100 maturity campaign.
"The Phenom 100 flight test campaign has accrued over 250 hours
on more than 260 flights," said Henrique Langenegger, Embraer Vice
President, Programs - Executive Jets. "The aircraft dispatch
reliability has been excellent, showing that all investments made
in product maturity were worthwhile."
As ANN reported, the first
Phenom 100 flew July 27. The test program now include three
Phenom 100 jets, which have recently completed performance, flying
qualities, flutter, water ingestion, and artificial ice tests.
As the Phenom 100 progresses, Embraer also announced the first
fuselage for the larger Phenom 300 is also ready. The first pair of
Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535E engines has arrived at Embraer
for installation on the jet, once the wing-fuselage mating
occurs.
Final assembly of the Phenom 300 will take place in the new
Phenom production hangar at the Gavião Peixoto facility.
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