Embraer Legacy 600

Infobox Aircraft
name = Embraer Legacy 600

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caption = A Embraer Legacy 600 at the Paris Air Show.
type = Business jet
manufacturer = Embraer
designer =
first flight = 2001
introduced = 2000
retired =
status = In Production
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produced = 126 as of Jun 30, 2008
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unit cost = US$24.7 million
developed from = Embraer ERJ 145 family
variants with their own articles =

The Embraer Legacy 600 is a business jet derivative of the Embraer ERJ 145 family of commercial jet aircraft.

Design and development

The Legacy 600 is based on the shortened ERJ 135 model, but includes added range with extra fuel tanks and added winglets, similar to those on the ERJ 145XR. Launched in 2000 at the Farnborough Airshow, the Legacy is capable of carrying 16 passengers in comfort for 3,050 Nautical Miles (NM) or 8 passengers for 3,450 NM. The Legacy family also includes the Legacy Shuttle, which is in effect an ERJ 135 with a 19-seat passenger cabin configuration as standard (it does not have the same range as the Legacy Executive / Legacy 600).

The Legacy 600 competes on the upper end of the small to mid sized range of business jets. It is unique in having nearly the exact opposite design progression as the rival Canadair Challenger. The Legacy 600 was derived from the established Embraer ERJ 145 family regional jet, while the Canadair Regional Jet was developed by Bombardier from the Challenger business jet. Both lines of aircraft are direct competitors. Embraer has since launched lines of aircraft such as the Phenom 300 and the Lineage 1000 to compete with Bombardier in all markets.

In seven years of service, the Legacy 600 has so far sold over 130 aircraft in more than 20 countries.Fact|date=August 2008 It has seating for 16 passengers in three partitioned sections, or seating for 19-37 in airline-style seats on the Legacy Shuttle. In the cockpit, the Legacy also includes a Honeywell Primus 1000 avionics suite, with a full glass cockpit.

Incidents

* On 29 September 2006, an ExcelAire Embraer Legacy EMB-135BJ, Civil Registration airreg|N|600XL, collided with Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907, a Boeing 737-800, while flying over the northern state of Mato Grosso en route to Manaus from São José dos Campos. The Legacy made an emergency landing at a military airstrip at Cachimbo, Pará, Brazil, with minor damages and with its 5 passengers and 2 crew members uninjured. The Legacy´s transponder feature was turned off. The Gol 737 crashed in the Amazon forest east of Peixoto de Azevedo, killing all 148 passengers and 6 crew members.

Aircraft Deliveries

pecifications

aircraft specifications
plane or copter?= plane
jet or prop?= jet
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crew= Three - pilot, co-pilot, flight attendant (optional)
capacity=16 passengers
capacity=13 passengers + 1 Cockpit Jumpseat Rider
length main= 26.33 m
length alt= 86 ft 5 in
span main= 21.17 m
span alt= 68 ft 11 in
height main= 6.76 m
height alt= 22 ft 2 in
area main=
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airfoil=
empty weight main= 16,000 kg
empty weight alt= 30,000 lb
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max takeoff weight main= 22,500 kg
max takeoff weight alt= 49,604 lb
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engine (jet)= Rolls-Royce AE 3007/A1P
type of jet= turbofans
number of jets=2
thrust main= 33.0 kN
thrust alt= 8,810 lbs
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afterburning thrust main=
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max speed main=834 km/h
max speed alt= 450 kt, 518 mph
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range main= 6,060 km
range alt= 3,250 nm, 3,740 mi
ceiling main= 12,496 m
ceiling alt= 41,000 ft
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thrust/weight= 0.42:1
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more performance=Max Fuel Capacity: 18,800 lb (Legacy Executive) / 11,321 lb (Legacy Shuttle) - Both Figures Approx.
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ee also

aircontent
related=
* Embraer ERJ 145 family
* Embraer Phenom 100
* Embraer Phenom 300
* Embraer Legacy 450
* Embraer Legacy 500
* Embraer Lineage
similar aircraft=
* Bombardier Challenger 850
* Bombardier Global Express
* Gulfstream III
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* List of civil aircraft
see also=

References

External links

* [http://www.embraerexecutivejets.com/english/content/aircraft/legacy600_home.asp Embraer Legacy 600 homepage]
* [http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main?id=197 Airliners.net: Embraer ERJ-135/140/Legacy]
* [http://www.thearticlewriter.com/EmbraerLegacy.htm Private Jets: Reviewing the Embraer Legacy]
* [http://www.airliners.net/photo/Embraer/Embraer-EMB-135BJ-Legacy/1399848/M/ Picture of a cockpit of a Legacy 600]