Tue, Oct 20, 2009
Long-Range Version Of The Legacy 600 Is Already Flying,
Certification Expected In Late 2010
Embraer presented the new Legacy 650 jet Monday in a news
conference at the NBAA 62nd Annual Meeting and Convention being
held October 20-22, in Orlando, Florida. The large executive jet
category Legacy 650 is based on the super midsize Legacy 600, and
will provide longer range for up to 14 passengers.
Currently, two Legacy 650s are undergoing flight testing, with
certification and first deliveries scheduled for the second half of
2010. The cost of developing the Legacy 650 is already included in
Embraer's research and development plan for 2009 and 2010 and,
therefore, does not affect the estimates released by the company
for this year.
The Legacy 650 will fly nonstop up to 3,900 nautical miles with
four passengers, or 3,800 nautical miles with eight on board, which
is approximately 500 nautical miles farther than the Legacy 600.
The range increase was accomplished through extensive airframe
modifications, such as reinforced wing and landing gear, larger
fuel capacity, and new, highly efficient and more powerful
Rolls-Royce AE 3007A2 engines. Honeywell’s new Primus Elite
avionics suite will equip the Legacy 650 and future Legacy
600s.
Embraer Legacy 650
All of this has been done while maintaining the same comfortable
and functional interior of the Legacy 600, with its three distinct
cabin zones and large galley, as well as the largest inflight
accessible baggage compartment of any executive jet. A new
insulation package has reduced cabin noise levels, and the
high-speed Internet datalink has been upgraded to Inmarsat’s
SwiftBroadband System.
Some of the city pairings now possible for the Legacy 650 are
London to New York ; Dubai to London or Singapore; Miami to
São Paulo; Singapore to Sydney; or Mumbai to central
Europe.
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