First flight at mid-year

São José dos Campos, May 21, 2007 – Final assembly of the first Phenom 100 executive jet progresses on schedule for first flight at mid-year. Wing and fuselage of the second aircraft were assembled at the Botucatu plant and have arrived at Embraer’s main facilities in São José dos Campos to begin final assembly. Components of the third Phenom 100 are being pre-assembled in Botucatu.

The mating of the wings and fuselage of the first Phenom 100 occurred in late March. The anemometric, oxygen, hydraulic, electric, fuel and deicing systems have been installed.  Flight test instrumentation, cockpit consoles and panels, landing gear, brakes, tires, and lateral windows have also been installed on the aircraft. 

The Phenom 100 will be Embraer’s first aircraft to receive primary parts in composite material, namely the vertical fin and the horizontal stabilizer. About 20% of the Phenom 100’s structural weight consists of composite material parts.  In April, both engines were installed on the first Phenom100. At the Pratt & Whitney Canada’s facilities, engines are engaged in a maturity plan, having accumulated over 900 hours of testing, of which more than 180 in flight and over 230 in endurance tests.  The first power-on test for the first Phenom 100 was successfully performed on May 9, and avionics displays lit up showing the ProdigyTM flight deck.

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