Wed, Jun 24, 2009
While drooling over the recently EASA Certified Phenom 100,
ANN's irrepressible Paul Plack managed to get an interview and
update on the latest and greatest on one of the few airframes to
survive the rough and rowdy VLJ wars. The news of the hour at the
time of the interview was the recent EASA Certification that
followed the FAA Certification some months before.
The EASA TC confirms that the aircraft complies with European
safety and environmental standards and may now be legally
registered and operated throughout the European Union. In addition,
the type-certificate is valid in Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and
Liechtenstein and allowed for immediate operations on the other
side of the pond.
The Agency's certification process started in November 2005 with
a team consisting of experts from the Agency, CAA-UK and LBA
Germany. The team worked in close cooperation with the Certifying
Authority ANAC Brazil and the engineering and certification teams
from Embraer.
As noted above, the Phenom is now EASE certified against
Certification Specifications valid for General Aviation aircraft
(CS-23). The aircraft has accommodation for two pilots and up to
four passengers, it is powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada
PW617F-E turbofan engines with approximately 1,800 lb of thrust
each. The engine was certified by the Agency on 23 April 2009.
The maximum takeoff weight is 10,472 lb, Vmo/Mmo are 275 knots
IAS, Mach 0.70; and the maximum operating altitude is 41,000 ft.
The aircraft is certified for single pilot operation in day, night,
VFR, IFR and flight into known icing.
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