Embraer Phenom 300
| Phenom 300 | |
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| Phenom 300 with gear retracting | |
| Role | Light business jet |
| National origin | Brazil |
| Manufacturer | Embraer |
| First flight | 2008 |
| Introduction | 2009 |
| Number built | 350+[1] |
| Unit cost |
US$8,995,000 (2015)[2] |
| Variants | Embraer Phenom 100 |
The Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 is a light jet aircraft developed by the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer. It can carry 7 to 9 occupants.
Development
Embraer began designing the Phenom 300 after finding that potential customers of the Phenom 100 would also like a bigger aircraft. It was a new design with the aim of allowing operation to smaller airports such as London City and Telluride Regional Airport.
It first flew on 29 April 2008,[3] and was type certificated on 3 December 2009.[4]
On 29 December 2009 Embraer delivered the first Phenom 300 to Executive Flight Services at the company's headquarters at São José dos Campos, Brazil.[5] In just four years, the Phenom 300 climbed to the top position on the list of most delivered business jets, with 60 units delivered in 2013.[6]
Design
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The Phenom 300 is a twin-engined cantilever monoplane with a low-positioned, swept wing. It has a horizontal stabiliser in a T-tail configuration and a retractable tricycle landing gear. It has two rear-pylon-mounted Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535E turbofan engines. The enclosed cabin has room for nine passengers and a two-pilot crew; during single-pilot operation an additional passenger can be carried. Access to the cockpit and cabin is via an airstair on the left-hand side.
Its structural life is 28,000 flight cycles or 35,000 hours. It is built of 18% composite materials; it has winglets, but not thrust reversers.[3] The Phenom 300 has single-point refueling and an externally serviced private rear lavatory.[4]
Operators
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United Kingdom- Flairjet[7] (European launch customer)
United States- Flight Options[8]
- NetJets
Aircraft deliveries
More than 350 were in service in October 2016.[1] The Phenom 300 was the most-delivered business jet in 2013, 2014 and 2015. At the end of 2015, Phenom 300s were in operation in 28 countries with close to 300,000 accumulated flight hours.[9] All Phenom assembly will be shifted to the Melbourne, Florida line from July 2016. The facility will be able to assemble up to 96 Phenoms and 72 Embraer Legacy 450/Embraer Legacy 500 annually.[10] More than 170 Phenom jets have been produced at the site up to June 2016, mainly for the US market.[11]
| Year | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of deliveries[12] | 1 | 26 | 42 | 48 | 60 | 73 | 70 |
Specifications
Data from Embraer Phenom 300 brochure (downloaded 09-Jan-2008)
General characteristics
- Crew: 1 or 2 pilots
- Capacity: 6 passengers (standard configuration) + 1 in cockpit; maximum of 10 incl.[13] 1 in cockpit and 1 on belted toilet)
- Length: 15.9 m (52 ft 2 in)
- Wingspan: 16.2 m (53 ft 2 in)
- Height: 5 m (16 ft 5 in)
- Max takeoff weight: 8,150 kg (17,968 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 2,428kg[4]
- Cabin altitude: 6,000ft at 41,000ft[3]
- Cabin height: 1.5m (4.9ft)[4]
- Cabin width: 1.55m (5.1ft)[14]
- Cabin length: 5.23m[4]
- Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535E turbofans, 14.95 kN (3,360 lbf) thrust each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 834 km/h (518 mph; 450 kn)
- Range: 3,650 km (2,268 mi; 1,971 nmi) with IFR reserves, 6 occupants
- Service ceiling: 13,716 m (45,000 ft)
- Wing loading: 286 kg/m2 (59 lb/sq ft)
- Fuel burn: 346kg per hour at 364kt, 456kg/h at 431kt (at FL410)[4]
- V2min: around 112 ktas, depending on circumstances[4]
Avionics
- Embraer Prodigy Touch (based on Garmin G3000 system)[15]
Accidents and incidents
- On 6 August 2012, Dalia Air Flight 211 (CN-MBR) overran the runway on landing at Altenrhein Airport; all three on board survived, but the aircraft was substantially damaged and was written off.[16]
- On 31 July 2015, an Embraer Phenom 300 crashed into a car auction site while trying to land at Blackbushe Airport, UK. All 4 persons on board the Saudi-registered private jet died in the crash and subsequent fire.[17]
See also
- Related development
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
- Cessna Citation CJ
- Learjet 40
- Learjet 45
- Learjet 70/75
- Pilatus PC-24
- Raytheon Premier I
- Raytheon Hawker 400XP
- Grob G180 SPn
References
- 1 2 "Embraer Has News for Its Entire Range At NBAA". Aviation Week. October 31, 2016.
- ↑ "Business Jets Specification and Performance Data" (PDF). Business & Commercial Aviation. Aviation Week. May 2015.
- 1 2 3 Croft, John (12 May 2008), "Embraer Phenom 300: bolder big brother", Flightglobal, Reed Business Information, archived from the original on 28 March 2015, retrieved 28 March 2015
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Gerzanics, Mike (27 April 2010), "FLIGHT TEST: Embraer Phenom 300", Flightglobal, Reed Business Information, archived from the original on 4 May 2012, retrieved 28 March 2015
- ↑ "News Breaks: Embraer Delivers First Phenom 300 Light Jet". Aviation Week. McGraw-Hill: 18. January 11, 2010.
- ↑ Sarsfield, Kate (29 December 2014). "NetJets converts Phenom 300 options into firm orders". Flightglobal. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ↑ Morrison, Murdo (21 April 2010). "FlairJet to add Europe's first Embraer Phenom 300 to fleet of two Embraer Phenom 100s". London: Flightglobal. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- ↑ "Embraer and Flight Options sign for 100 Phenom 300 Jets" (Press release). São José dos Campos: Embraer. 3 December 2007. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ↑ "Embraer Phenom 300 is most-delivered business jet in the world for the third consecutive year" (Press release). Embraer. 23 February 2016.
- ↑ Chad Trautvetter (June 2, 2016). "Embraer Starts Legacy 450/500 Production in U.S.". Aviation International News.
- ↑ "Embraer opens Legacy final assembly facility in Melbourne". Flight International. 8 June 2016.
- ↑ "2015 General Aviation Statistical Databook & 2016 Industry Outlook" (PDF). General Aviation Manufacturers Association. 2016.
- ↑ http://aviationweek.com/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2015/05/Business%20Airplane%20Tables_May_2015_revised.pdf
- ↑ http://www.embraerexecutivejets.com/en-us/jets/phenom-300/pages/design.aspx
- ↑ Trautvetter, Chad (9 August 2014). "Prodigy Touch Upgrades Embraer Phenom 300 Cockpits". AINonline. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ↑ Accident description for CN-MBR at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 27 July 2016.
- ↑ "Blackbushe Airport: Four dead in car auction site plane crash". BBC. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
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