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Embraer has established the commercial names of the
newest additions to its executive jets portfolio. The Embraer midlight and Embraer
midsize jets have been named the Legacy 450 and the Legacy 500, respectively, forming the Legacy
family, along side the successful Legacy 600, already in operation.
“The Legacy 450 and the Legacy 500 will be revolutionary best-in-class jets, building on the
Legacy brand, delivering premium comfort, outstanding performance, and low operating
costs,” said Luís Carlos Affonso, Embraer Executive Vice President, Executive Jets. “We have
signed over 100 letters of interest and will begin receiving customer orders at
EBACE.”
The Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 are clean-sheet design aircraft, the first in their categories to
offer a 6-foot stand-up cabin with a flat floor. Full fly-by-wire technology will enhance travel
comfort and reduce pilot workload. Both jets will be powered by Honeywell’s
latest generation HTF7500E engines. Honeywell will also supply its 36-150 Auxiliary Power Unit,
renowned for its highly efficient, fuel-saving power generation and silent operation. Rockwell
Collins will provide its acclaimed state-of-the-art Pro Line Fusion avionics suite.
The Legacy
500 is expected to enter service in the second half of 2012, and the Legacy 450 in
the second half of 2013. The launch price for the Legacy 450 will be US$ 15.25 million and
that of the Legacy 500 will be US$ 18.4 million, based on 2008 economic conditions.
The Legacy 450
and Legacy 500
While establishing a
new paradigm for their respective segments, the interior of the jets, designed in partnership
with BMW Group Designworks USA, will provide unsurpassed comfort and style: a six-foot
(1.82-meter) stand-up cabin with a flat floor and an externally serviced full-breadth aft
lavatory. These revolutionary new jets will have best-in-class cabin space and sound proofing,
as well as baggage compartment volume. The Legacy 450 offers a complete refreshment
center and the Legacy 500 includes a fully-equipped wet galley.
Both jets feature the Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion suite – the state-of-the-art in avionics –
and deliver an unmatched level of capability to the midlight and midsize categories, providing
extensive situational awareness with a highly intuitive user interface. The flight deck has
four 15.1-inch high-resolution displays on a “T” configuration with advanced graphics capabilities.
Flight deck standard features include a Synthetic Vision System, Integrated Flight Information
Systems, Advanced Flight Management Systems, and full-flight regimen auto-throttles. Optional
Enhanced Vision (EVS) and Head-up Guidance Systems (HGS) will be offered.
Honeywell’s latest-generation HTF7500E engines will power the Legacy 450 and the
Legacy 500, with 6,000-7,000 pounds of thrust. The environment-friendly HTF7500E
propulsion system, based on the proven HTF7000 platform, incorporates the most recent
technologies to achieve performance requirements, with improved fuel efficiency, ease of
maintainability, low operating costs, and reduced noise and emissions.
Both jets will be equipped with a full fly-by-wire actuation system for ailerons, elevators, rudder and
spoilers, which is unique to their classes. The redundant high-speed computers and side-stick control
enable a smoother flight for passengers and offer pilots the advantage of effortless response, greater
control, increased cockpit comfort, reduced workload, and flight envelope protection.
The Legacy 450 is
being designed for a range of 2,300 nautical miles (4,260 km) with four
passengers, or 2,200 nautical miles (4,070 km) with eight passengers, including NBAA IFR
reserves. These characteristics will allow customers to fly nonstop from Atlanta (USA) to
Seattle, New York to Mexico City (Mexico), Moscow to Madrid (Spain) or Riyadh (Saudi
Arabia), and from Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) to Bariloche (Argentina).
The Legacy 500 is being designed for a range of 3,000 nautical miles (5,560 km) with four
passengers, or 2,800 nautical miles (5,190 km) with eight passengers, including NBAA IFR
reserves. These characteristics will allow customers to fly nonstop coast-to-coast from Miami
to Seattle, New York to Los Angeles, or Los Angeles to Honolulu, in the United States, as
well as from Gander (Canada) to Paris (France), Paris to Riyadh, Moscow (Russia) to New
Delhi (India), and Rio de Janeiro to Chicago (USA) with a stop in Caracas (Venezuela).
Both the Legacy 450 and the Legacy 500 will have highest cruising speeds in their classes
- Mach 0.78 and Mach 0.80, respectively.
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