On the outside, Embraer may look like just another bottom-line-driven international aircraft manufacturer—and the recent headlines covering its courtship breakup with Boeing regarding the joint venture involving its commercial aircraft division only seem to add to this image.
Embraer’s Phenom 300E Full of Bossa Nova Style
The Brazilian OEM celebrated its golden anniversary in 2020 by giving its popular business jet some impressive enhancements.
Key Takeaways:
- The updated Embraer Phenom 300E offers significant performance enhancements, including increased speed (M0.80, 464 ktas) and extended range (2,010 nm), achieved through more powerful engines to boost its competitiveness.
- The flight deck introduces numerous pilot assist and safety features, such as faster system boot-up, expanded digital checklists, a graphical weight-and-balance system, ADS-B In, an optional coupled go-around, and an emergency descent mode.
- A key safety innovation is the Runway Overrun Alert Safety System (ROASS), which provides crucial audio warnings like "Overrun. Go around." or "Overrun. Brakes." based on real-time flight data to help pilots prevent runway excursions.
- The article commemorates Embraer's 50th anniversary, tracing its origin from founder Ozires Silva's dream to build Brazilian aircraft to its current position as a global manufacturer with production facilities in Brazil and Florida.
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