Embraer Phenom 300
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| Embraer Phenom 300 | |
| Role | Light business jet |
| National origin | Brazil |
| Manufacturer | Embraer |
| First flight | 2008 |
| Introduction | 2009 |
| Number built | 250 at end of 2014[1] |
| Unit cost |
US$8.955 million[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 with a flying range of 1,971 nmi (3,650 km). The price for a standard FAA aircraft with no optional items is estimated at US $8,955,000 in 2015.[2]
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 like 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
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, one each side of the fuselage. The enclosed cabin has room for nine passengers and two crew pilot; during single-pilot operation an additional passenger can be carried; access to the flightdeck and cabin is using an airstair on the left-hand side behind.
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] refreshment center and baggage area.
Operators
United Kingdom- Flairjet[7] (European launch customer)
United States- Flight Options[8]
Aircraft deliveries
| Year | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of deliveries[1] | 1 | 26 | 42 | 48 | 60 | 73 |
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.[9] 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 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)[10]
Accidents and incidents
- On 19 September 2014, NetJets Flight 322,[11] an Embraer Phenom 300, arriving from Nashville International Airport, slid off the runway at Lone Star Executive Airport (IATA: CXO) in Conroe, Texas.[12] The area had recently been inundated by the remains of Hurricane Odile. Neither the pilot nor co-pilot were hurt.
- 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.[13]
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 http://www.gama.aero/files/GAMA_2014_Databook_LRes%20-%20LowRes.pdf (page 15)
- 1 2 Purchase Planning Handbook: Business Airplanes 2014, Aviation Week, May 2914.
- 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 (Reed Business Information), retrieved 30 December 2014
- ↑ Reed Business Information Limited. "FlairJet to add Europe's first Embraer Phenom 300 to fleet of two Embraer Phenom 100s". flightglobal.com.
- ↑ "EMBRAER AND FLIGHT OPTIONS SIGN FOR 100 PHENOM 300 JETS". embraer.com.
- ↑ http://aviationweek.com/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2015/05/Business%20Airplane%20Tables_May_2015_revised.pdf
- ↑ http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2014-08-09/prodigy-touch-upgrades-embraer-phenom-300-cockpits
- ↑ "Netjets Aviation #322 ✈ 19-Sep-2014 ✈ KBNA - KCXO". FlightAware.com. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ↑ "Plane slides off runway at regional airport in Conroe". KPRC-TV. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ↑ "Blackbushe Airport plane crash: Four dead in car auction site crash". BBC News.
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