Embraer's Light Jets

Embraer’s Light Jets

FLYING Staff

Tuesday, September 13, 2005 at 08:00 AM ET

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Embraer is developing two new light aircraft: a Very Light Jet (VLJ) and a Light Jet, announced at the Paris airshow.
The Very Light Jet (6-8 seats) will feature Pratt & Whitney PW617F engines, a range of 1,160 nm, a service ceiling of 41,000 ft, and a price of $2.75 million (2005 dollars), with service entry expected mid-2008.
The Light Jet (8-9 seats) will be powered by P&W PW535E engines, have a range of 1,800 nm, a service ceiling of 45,000 ft, and a price of $6.65 million (2005 dollars), expected to enter service mid-2009.
Both new jets will share a larger fuselage cross-section than competitors, with Embraer projecting a significant market of 1,400 to potentially over 4,000 units including air taxis.

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Embraer is making progress on its light jet program, which it announced at the Paris airshow last spring. The company, which makes a lineup of regional jets and a high-end bizjet, the Legacy, will get into the light jet market by producing both a very light jet (six to eight seats) and a light jet (eight to nine seats).

The Embraer Very Light Jet (both airplanes are still going by generic names), powered by a pair of Pratt & Whitney PW617F engines with 1,615 pounds of thrust, will carry up to eight people to a service ceiling of 41,000 feet. With four onboard, the Very Light Jet will have a range of 1,160 nautical miles with NBAA IFR reserves and an Mmo of Mach 0.70. The VLJ, expected to enter service in mid-2008, will carry a price tag of $2.75 million in 2005 dollars.