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Embraer Shows Off First Legacy 500

Embraer Legacy 500
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Key Takeaways:

  • Embraer revealed its Legacy 500 business jet to the public, anticipating its first flight later this month after several earlier delays.
  • The delay was caused by software integration issues with the fly-by-wire flight control system, leading Embraer to take over integration tasks from supplier Parker Aerospace with its own and BAE Systems' engineers.
  • With the software issues reportedly resolved and confidence high, Embraer expects the imminent first flight to boost customer interest and further its strategic goal of becoming a major business jet manufacturer.
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Embraer last week offered its first public glimpse of the Legacy 500 at its factory in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, ahead of the midsize business jet’s first flight, anticipated to occur later this month.

Embraer was nearly finished building the first of four flight test airplanes early this year when software problems with the fly-by-wire flight control system delayed the Legacy 500’s planned first flight by several months.

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