Embraer Phenom 300
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]
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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]
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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
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]
Operators
- United Kingdom
- Flairjet[7] (European launch customer)
- United States
- Flight Options[8]
Aircraft deliveries
Year | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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Number of deliveries[1] | 1 | 26 | 42 | 48 | 60 | 73 | 70[9] |
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.[10] 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)[11]
Accidents and incidents
- On 19 September 2014, NetJets Flight 322,[12] an Embraer Phenom 300, arriving from Nashville International Airport, slid off the runway at Lone Star Executive Airport (IATA: CXO) in Conroe, Texas.[13] 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.[14]
- On 2 January 2023, an Embraer Phenom 300 crashed during takeoff under unknown circumstances at Provo Municipal Airport (KPVU), Utah County, Utah, USA. One pilot was fatally injured, the other pilot sustained serious injuries and two occupants sustained light injuries. [15]
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.gama.aero/files/GAMA_2014_Databook_LRes%20-%20LowRes.pdf (page 15)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Purchase Planning Handbook: Business Airplanes 2014, Aviation Week, May 2914.
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- ↑ https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20230102-0
External links
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Cutaway drawing of Phenom 300 from Flightglobal.com |