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AOPA Expo attendees will be able to
take an early look at the Embraer Phenom 300's new extended cabin
by visiting the company's full-scale mock-up at the AOPA Expo
Aircraft Display, located at Hartford-Brainard Airport.
"This is only the second time we have shown the new extended
cabin of the Phenom 300 in North America," said Ernest Edwards,
Embraer Vice President, Marketing & Sales -- USA, Canada,
Mexico and the Caribbean, Executive Jets, adding that so far the
company is "particularly pleased with the response it's
getting."
Targeted towards corporations now flying large turboprops and
smaller light jets, air taxi and charter companies, and individual
owners, the Phenom 100 and 300 are single-pilot-capable aircraft
designed with short-field takeoff and hot and high operations in
mind. Both jets will offer a standard anti-skid brake-by-wire
system for added safety and reliability.
Two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW617F engines, with 1,615 pounds
of thrust each, power the jet. Its range with four occupants will
be 1,160 nautical miles (2,148 km or 1,335 miles) with NBAA IFR
reserves, 35 minutes, and 100 nm alternate; or 1,320 nautical miles
(2,445 km or 1,519 miles) with NBAA VFR reserves, 45 minutes.
The aircraft is capable of flying at 41,000 feet (12,497 meters)
at a maximum operating speed of Mach 0.70. These characteristics
will allow customers to fly nonstop from New York to Miami; and
from Los Angeles to Denver or Vancouver (Canada) at a lower cost
than competitive aircraft, including turboprops.
The Phenom features the Prodigy flight deck, based on Garmin's
all-glass, fully-integrated avionics suite. The Prodigy flight deck
consists of three interchangeable 12-inch displays: Two Primary
Flight Displays (PFD) and one Multi-Function Display (MFD). The
system integrates all primary flight, navigation, communication,
terrain, traffic, weather, engine instrumentation, and
crew-alerting system data and presents the composite information in
brilliant, sunlight-readable color on all three high-definition
displays.
Designed by BMW Group Designworks
USA, the Phenom's interior is boasts such amenities as an onboard
wardrobe or refreshment center, an aft cabin private lavatory with
toiletry cabinet, and satellite communications. In a typical club
configuration, the Phenom 100 accommodates four passengers and
features a 55-cubic-foot (1.56-cubic-meter) baggage
compartment.
The Phenom 100 is priced at US$ 2.98 million, based on January
2005 economic conditions, in the baseline configuration, for FAA
certification. The aircraft's maiden flight took place last July,
and the jet is currently carrying out the certification flight test
campaign in order to enter service in mid-2008.
After AOPA Expo 2007, the Phenom mock-up tour continues to the
US cities of St. Louis, Shreveport, Houston, Austin, Dallas-Ft.
Worth, Oklahoma City and Tulsa. A complete calendar of the tour is
available from Embraer's web site.
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