Embraer’s formal entry into the quasi-midsize market came in 2008 when it announced development of a pair of fly-by-wire aircraft that share the same wings, empennage and cabin cross-section. However, the 500’s fuselage will be approximately six feet longer than that of the shorter-legged 450. Embraer says both aircraft will have a six-foot stand-up cabin with a flat floor, a fully equipped galley and an externally serviced aft lavatory. The 500 is being designed to have a range of 2,800 nm with eight passengers, at Mach 0.80 and NBAA IFR reserves. The 450 is being designed to have a range of 2,300 nm with four passengers at long-range cruise and NBAA IFR reserves. The $18.4 million (2008 $) 500 is expected to enter service in 2013, and the $15.25 million 450 in 2014.
The 500 can be configured to carry up to 12 passengers in a cabin that is near super-midsize, and there is a generous amount of baggage space: 150 cu ft (110 external).
The cabin measures 26 feet, 10 inches long and 6 feet, 10 inches wide. Embraer says several different cabin layouts will be available. Customers can choose between a large forward galley opposite galley annex storage or a single, side-facing seat ideal for a cabin attendant. Or they can have a side-facing, two-place divan opposite a small refreshment center. The wet galley features hot and cold water, four gallons of potable water, crystal storage, an ice drawer, compartments for china and silverware, 110V power outlet, and optional monitor and espresso maker.
Behind that is the two-zone main cabin with seating for eight or nine more passengers.
Possible configurations include two club-four groupings of single seats or a forward club-four followed by a half-club with a three-place, berthing divan on either the right or left side.
Half-club pairs of single seats can be rotated back-to-back and then recline together to form a comfortable sleeping surface. With the seats positioned and folded down in this manner, the 500 provides comfortable sleeping accommodations for up to four passengers. Behind that is the lavatory complete with solid door, vanity, basin and vacuum toilet.
The seats and the cabin tables were revised to better reflect customer tastes after Embraer showed the preliminary cabin mock-up to its customer advisory panel. As on its smaller Phenom jets, Embraer collaborated with BMW DesignworksUSA on styling the 500’s cabin.
The 500 will be equipped with Honeywell’s high-definition, touchscreen Ovation Select cabin management system (CMS). It can interface with high-speed satellite communications and a variety of wired and wireless consumer electronics, including iPods, MP2 players, AppleTV and gaming systems. Cabin altitude will be 6,000 feet at the 500’s maximum cruising altitude of 45,000 feet.
In the cockpit, the Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics system features four large, active-matrix LCDs in the panel that connect the pilots with synthetic enhanced vision with an optional head-up display, electronic charts, maps and graphical weather depiction from a MultiScan weather radar.
The 500’s Honeywell HTF7500E engines (6,540 pounds of thrust each) use a package of proprietary technologies that improve fuel burn and reduce the production of nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, unburned fuel emissions and smoke.
The 500 is expected to fly in this year’s fourth quarter.
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