Embraer Legacy 500 sets new speed records

Embraer Executive Jets announced that the Legacy 500 midsize aircraft has set two new world speed records for its class, totalling six in 2015. “These new speed records reaffirm the Legacy 500’s superior performance and its suitability for transoceanic missions as well as coast-to-coast flights,” said Marco Tulio Pellegrini, President & CEO, Embraer Executive Jets. “The Legacy 500 is also setting new standards in comfort, technology, operational cost and reliability in the midsize class.”

The newest speed records were set for ‘Speed over a Recognised Course’ on a trip from the west coast of the United States to Hawaii, with five passengers on-board. The flight from Burbank to Kahului (Maui) covered 2,165 nm (4,010 km) in six hours, at an average ground speed of 422.25 mph (680 kmph), and the return flight to Phoenix achieved 525.97 mph (846 kmph), covering 2,470 nm (4,574 kmph) in five hours and 30 minutes.

Embraer Executive Jets promoted its fully certified business jet portfolio for the first time at NBAA. Embraer’s Phenom 100E, Phenom 300, Legacy 450, Legacy 500, Legacy 650 and Lineage 1000E, the broadest business jet portfolio in the market, were on static display. Completing 10 years in the market, Embraer Executive Jets global fleet exceeds 930 aircraft which are in operation in over 60 countries.