Wed, Dec 08, 2004
The EMBRAER 195 commercial airliner
made its first flight, Tuesday, at Embraer’s São
José dos Campos headquarters and successfully performed a
range of flying quality and system validation tests. The airplane
took off at 11:58 am (local time) and landed safely 1 hour and 56
minutes later.
The 108-seat EMBRAER 195 is the largest aircraft ever built by
Embraer. Powered by two GE CF34-10E engines, this airplane can be
configured for single class or dual class seating. With maximum
payload of 29,829 pounds), Embraer claims that it provides the best
balance between performance and economics.
The EMBRAER 195 will continue its flight tests at the
Gavião Peixoto facility, in the interior of the state of
São Paulo, where the certification campaign of the other
members of the EMBRAER 170/190 family is also taking place.
“The first flight of the EMBRAER 195 went well. With all
validation tests concluded successfully, we were truly impressed
with the common flight characteristics of the EMBRAER 195 when
compared to the other members of Embraer’s new jet
family,” said Embraer Flight Test Pilot-in-Command Glen
Peach. The test flight crew included Flight Test Pilot Ricardo Noce
and Flight Test Engineer André Celere.
Certification of the EMBRAER 195 is expected in the second
quarter of 2006. SWISS has 15 EMBRAER 195s on firm order and 10
options. General Electric Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has
taken options on 10 aircraft of the model.
The EMBRAER 195 is the fourth and largest of a four-member
family of commercial jets specifically designed for the 70- to
110-seat market, providing passengers with unparalleled cabin
comfort and baggage space, and providing carriers with excellent
operating economics, performance, and reliability. As of September
30, 2004, the EMBRAER 170/190 family had logged 325 firm orders and
383 options.
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