Embraer Legacy 500

Tuesday, February 03, 2015 at 07:22 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

The Embraer Legacy 500 is a high-tech wonder plane featuring a striking, aerodynamically efficient exterior design.
Its cockpit incorporates advanced features like large glass panels, fly-by-wire sidestick controllers, autothrottles, and a paperless system, showcasing a "vision of the future."
The aircraft offers a spectacular and spacious cabin environment with a flat floor and stand-up headroom.
Operational efficiency is enhanced by time-saving features such as single-point refueling managed by a sophisticated, integrated fuel computer.

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Take a look at the high-tech wonder plane, the Embraer Legacy 500.

**With its sharply swept wing, aerodynamically efficient belly and signature Embraer nose, the Legacy 500 cuts a striking figure. **

A vision of the future? The cockpit of the legacy 500 is here today, with huge glass panels, sidesticks, autothrottles, paperless cockpit and more.

**The cabin of the Legacy 500 is spectacular, with a flat floor and stand-up cabin. **

The fly-by-wire sidestick controllers lack force feedback and allow only one pilot to be at the controls.

**A time-saving feature more common to larger airplanes is single-point refueling. On the 500 it’s done with a sophisticated, integrated fuel computer. **

Embraer Legacy 500

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Check out our full report on the Legacy 500 here.

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