Embraer Phenom 100

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EMB-500 Phenom 100
Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100 AN1695056.jpg
Phenom 100 with gear and flaps deployed
Role Very light jet
Manufacturer Embraer
First flight 26 July 2007[1]
Status In production, in service
Produced December 2008–present
Number built 380 (as of 20 March 2020)[2]
Variants Embraer Phenom 300

The Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100 is a very light jet developed by Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer, type certificate is EMB-500.[3] As of April 2017, 350 were in service in 37 countries.[4]

Design[]

Airborne from below, clean configuration, showing its straight wing
Front view

The Phenom 100 has an oval fuselage with a 7.985 m³ (282 ft³) passenger cabin, a 1.47 m-high by 0.74 m-wide (4.5'x2.1') door and 1.2'x1' windows.[5] Its unpressurized cargo hold is 1.56 m³ (54.9ft³).[6] Its structural life is 28,000 flight cycles or 35,000 hours, and it is built of 20% composite materials.[6][7]

It has capacity for four passengers in its normal configuration, but it can carry up to seven passengers with a single crew, with an optional side-facing seat and belted toilet.[8] The cabin interior is designed by BMW DesignworksUSA.[9]

The aircraft is fitted with two rear-mounted Pratt & Whitney Canada PW617-F turbofan engines rated at a takeoff thrust of 7.2 kN (1,695 lb) to ISA+10 °C. The engines have dual full authority digital engine control (FADEC). An automatic performance reserve (APR) feature boosts engine output to 1,777 lb in the event of engine failure on takeoff.[10] Later model PW 617 F-E models have a ten-minute thrust rating at 1,820 lb.[11]

It has a maximum flying range of 1,178 nmi (2,182 km) with four occupants and NBAA IFR Reserves.[12]

Development[]

In April 2005 Embraer's board of directors approved the development of very light and light jets. On November 9, the company announced at the annual NBAA convention that the very light jet would be called the Phenom 100, and displayed a full-scale mock-up of the aircraft.

The aircraft first flew on July 26, 2007 at São José dos Campos, Brazil.[1] It was awarded a type certificate from Brazil's National Civil Aviation Authority on December 9, 2008[13] The first aircraft was delivered on December 24, 2008.

Variants[]

EMB-500
Embraer designation.[14]
Phenom 100
Initial production variant, marketing name for the EMB-500 with G1000 Avionics and two PW617F-E engines.[14]
Phenom 100E
Updated variant including multifunction spoilers.[15] Marketing name for the EMB-500 with G1000 avionics and PW617F-E engines and spoiler panels.[14]
Phenom 100EV Evolution
Weight savings and thrust increase from 1,695lb to 1,730lb shortening time to climb to 41,000ft from 33min to 25min and reducing takeoff distance at high-altitude and high-temperature airports from 6,609ft to 5,663ft, Garmin G3000 touch-screen flightdeck at a $4.495 million list price.[16] It was first delivered on March 31, 2017.[4] Marketing name for the EMB-500 with G3000 avionics and PW617F1-E engines.[14]
U-100
Brazilian military designation for two Phenom 100EVs.[17]

Operators[]

No. 45 Squadron RAF in 2018

The aircraft is operated by private individuals, companies, fractionals, charter operators, aircraft management companies, and military operators.

Its 2009 price was US$ 3.6 million,[11] and US$4.25 million in 2021.[18] A Phenom 100 may cost around US$2–3/mile to operate.[19]

Military[]

 Brazil
 Pakistan
 United Kingdom
  • Royal Air Force - Operated as part of the UK Military Flying Training System. On 2 February 2016 the UK Ministry of Defence signed a contract KBR-Elbit Systems for the procurement and support of five Embraer Phenom 100 jets to train Royal Air Force and Royal Navy air crew until 2033.[21]

Aircraft deliveries[]

Embraer was originally planning to deliver 15 Phenom 100s in 2008 and 120–150 aircraft in 2009 but it eventually delivered only two aircraft in 2008 and had to reduce its 2009 plan to 97 aircraft. Embraer had about 30 orders in late 2014.[22]

All Phenom assembly was to 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.[23] More than 170 Phenom jets have been produced at the site until June 2016, mainly for the US market.[24] The company had two production lines for the Phenom 100EV, the other in Brazil.[14] Brazilian production was replaced by the Melbourne line.[25]

Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Number of deliveries[2] 2 97 100 41 29 30 19 12 10 18 11 11

Incidents and accidents[]

On December 8, 2014, an Embraer Phenom 100 with tail number N100EQ crashed into a suburban home in Gaithersburg, Maryland, while on approach to runway at Montgomery County Airpark. Six people were killed, three in the plane, three in the home on the ground. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report said “had the ice protection been activated the pilot would have received an aural warning of impending stall about 20 seconds earlier.”[26][27] The NTSB report stated "Safety issues relate to the need for a system that provides automatic alerting when ice protection systems should be activated on turbofan airplanes that require a type rating and are certified for single-pilot operations and flight in icing conditions, such as the EMB-500; and the need for training for pilots of these airplanes beyond what is required to pass a check ride".[28] This was the first – and to date, only – fatal accident involving the Phenom 100.[26]

On February 8, 2021, a Phenom 100 with tail number 9H-FAM landed at Paris–Le Bourget Airport with its gear retracted, and skidded for several hundred meters before leaving the runway where a small fire broke out. Three people on board were uninjured.[29]

Specifications (Phenom 100EV)[]

Cabin
Phenom 100 cockpit

Data from Embraer Phenom 100EV brochure[30]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 5-7 passengers / 755 kg (1,664 lb) payload
  • Length: 12.82 m (42 ft 1 in)
  • Wingspan: 12.3 m (40 ft 4 in)
  • Height: 4.35 m (14 ft 3 in)
  • Empty weight: 3,275 kg (7,220 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 4,800 kg (10,582 lb) [3]
  • Fuel capacity: 1,272 kg (2,804 lb)[31]
  • Cabin height: 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)[9]
  • Cabin length: 3.35 m (11 ft)[9]
  • Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW617F1-E turbofan engines, 7.7 kN (1,730 lbf) thrust each at ISA + 8°C

Performance

  • Maximum speed: Mach 0.7
  • Cruise speed: 750 km/h (470 mph, 400 kn)
  • Minimum control speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)
  • Range: 2,182 km (1,356 mi, 1,178 nmi) (LRC, four 91 kg (200 lb) occupants, NBAA IFR reserves with 185 km (115 mi; 100 nmi) alternate)
  • Service ceiling: 12,497 m (41,001 ft)
  • Cabin altitude: 2,438 m (8,000 ft) at 12,497 m (41,000 ft)[7]
  • Take-off run: 975 m (3,199 ft) (MTOW, SL, ISA)
  • Landing run: 741 m (2,431 ft) (SL, ISA, four 91 kg (200 lb) occupants, NBAA IFR reserves with 185 km (115 mi; 100 nmi) alternate)
  • Hourly fuel burn(1,111 km (690 mi; 600 nmi) trip, four 91 kg (200 lb) occupants, NBAA IFR Reserves. SL Takeoff, ISA)[31]
    • 1st hour - 414 l/h (109 gal/h; 91 imp gal/h) (take-off and climb to cruise)
    • 2nd hour - 292 l/h (77 gal/h; 64 imp gal/h) (cruise)

Avionics
Embraer "Prodigy Touch" Flight Deck (based on Garmin G3000)

See also[]

Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists

  • List of very light jets

References[]

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External links[]

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