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Embraer Legacy 600#Legacy 650

{{Short description|Business jet}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox aircraft

|name = Legacy 600

|image = Embraer ERJ-135BJ Legacy 600, London Executive Aviation JP6974088.jpg

|caption = Embraer Legacy 600, gear and flaps down

|type = Business jet

|national_origin= Brazil

|manufacturer = Embraer

|designer =

|first_flight = 31 March 2001

|introduction = February 2002{{Cite press release |title=10 years of Executive Aviation |date=April 2011 |publisher=Embraer |url=http://www.embraerexecutivejets.com/Newsletter/The_Embraer_Advantage_Issue_18_April2011.pdf |work=The Embraer Advantage |page=4}}

|retired =

|status = In service

|primary_user = Vista Global

|more_users =

|produced = 2002–2020{{Cite news |date=6 July 2020 |title=Embraer delivers very last ERJ |language=en-US |work=aeroTELEGRAPH |url=https://www.aerotelegraph.com/en/end-production-embraers-last-erj-has-been-delivered-to-germany |access-date=22 July 2020}}

|number_built = 289 ({{As of|2020|12|31|lc=y}})

|unit cost = 650E: US$25.9 million(2016){{Cite news |last=Molly McMillin |date=1 November 2016 |title=Embraer Launches $25.9 Million Legacy 650E |work=ShowNewsn |publisher=Aviation Week |url=http://aviationweek.com/nbaa-2016/embraer-launches-259-million-legacy-650e}}

|developed_from = Embraer ERJ family

|variants =

}}

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

Design and development

The Legacy 600 (market designation adopted after 2005) is based on the ERJ-135 model. It was launched in 2000 at the Farnborough Airshow as the "Legacy 2000". The Legacy carries 13 passengers in three partitioned sections for {{convert|3050|nmi}} or 8 passengers for {{convert|3450|nmi}}. It features added range via extra fuel tanks in the tail behind the baggage compartment and forward of the wing, winglets, and an extensive drag reduction program. It is certified to {{convert|41000|ft|m}} altitude versus {{convert|37000|ft|m}} for the airline configuration. The Legacy Shuttle can seat 19 to 37 in airline-style seats but without the range.

File:Embraer ERJ-135BJ Legacy 650, Private JP7348403.jpg

The first flight was made in June 2000, with the prototype of the ERJ-135 (PT-ZJA). This same aircraft was once the prototype of the first ERJ-145. New winglets and new wing-to-fuselage fairing was added, but no additional fuel tanks were available. The new fuselage fuel tanks were ready for the second prototype (PT-XJO), along with engine and avionics, that flew only in 31 March 2001. It was the second Embraer model to feature winglets, as the first were installed on the EMB-145SA military model. Embraer winglet models differed in shape and structure, due to their optimum design speed.

The Legacy 600 competes on the upper end of the small to mid-sized range of business jets and is considered a "Heavy Jet" aircraft. It has nearly the opposite design progression as the rival Canadair Challenger. The Legacy 600 was derived from the established ERJ family of regional jets, while the Canadair Regional Jet was developed by Bombardier from the Challenger business jet. Both lines of aircraft are competitors. Embraer has since launched an extensive lineup of business aircraft, from the entry-level Phenom 100 to the Lineage 1000, a bizliner version of the company's 100-seat E190.

File:Embraer ERJ-135BJ Legacy 650, Private JP7322488.jpg

With the updated Mark I cockpit of the EMB-145, the Legacy includes a Honeywell Primus Elite avionics suite glass cockpit.{{Cite press release |title=Primus Elite improves safety and flexibility for Legacy 600 operator |date=24 June 2015 |publisher=Honeywell |url=https://aerospace.honeywell.com/en/case-studies/2015/june/primus-elite-improves-safety-and-flexibility-for-legacy-600-operator}}

U.S. private aviation companies offering Legacy 600-family business jets for charter include Embraer Executive Jet Services, Clay Lacy Aviation, ExcelAire, Aircraft Services Group and Jet Edge International.{{Cite web |title=Air Charter Guide |url=https://www.aircharterguide.com/AircraftSearch.aspx?UseType=passenger&AircraftCategory=Heavy+Jet&AircraftMake=EMBRAER&AircraftModel=EMB-135BJ+%2528LEGACY+600%2529 |access-date=2023-08-25}}

Legacy 650

Announced at the 2009 NBAA show, the Legacy 650 is a longer-range version of the Legacy 600, giving it a range capability of 7,220 km (3,900 nmi; {{cvt|7220|km|disp=output only}}) non-stop with four passengers, or carry {{cvt|1134|kg}} more than the Legacy 600 for a {{cvt|6290|km|nmi mi}} trip.{{Cite news |date=19 October 2009 |title=NBAA 09: Embraer joins the '650' club |work=FlightGlobal |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/nbaa-09-embraer-joins-the-650-club-333374/}} It features also a lowered alley, with increased headroom. It was certified by the FAA in February 2011.{{Cite news |date=28 February 2011 |title=USA gives thumbs-up to Legacy 650 |work=FlightGlobal |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/usa-gives-thumbs-up-to-legacy-650-353728/}}

Embraer had a joint venture with Aviation Industry Corp. in China assembling Legacy 650a and ERJ-145s from 2004 to 2016.{{Cite news |last=Trautvetter |first=Chad |date=6 June 2016 |title=Embraer To Close Legacy 650 Assembly Facility in China |work=AIN Online |url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aerospace/2016-06-06/embraer-close-legacy-650-assembly-facility-china |access-date=21 October 2017}}

An enhanced version, the 650E, was announced at the 2016 NBAA and scheduled for introduction in 2017. It includes a synthetic vision system and autothrottle as standard, a restyled three-zone interior and comes with a 10-year or 10,000-flight-hour warranty.{{Cite news |date=31 October 2016 |title=NBAA: Embraer unveils new version of Legacy 650 |work=FlightGlobal |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/nbaa-embraer-unveils-new-version-of-legacy-650-430931/}} In August 2020 Embraer announced that it was stopping sales of the Legacy 650.{{Cite magazine |last=Willis |first=Dave |date=September 2020 |title=Embraer rationalises business jet line |magazine=Air International |volume=99 |page=18 |issn=0306-5634 |number=3}}

Accidents and incidents

On 29 September 2006, an ExcelAire Legacy 600 (aircraft registration N600XL) collided with Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907, a Boeing 737-800, while cruising over Mato Grosso, Brazil. The Boeing aircraft crashed, killing all 154 passengers and crew, while the Embraer Legacy 600, despite serious damage to the left horizontal stabilizer and left winglet, was able to continue flying and landed at Cachimbo Air Force Base.

On 23 August 2023, a Legacy 600 belonging to the military Wagner Group crashed in a field near Kuzhenkino, Tver Oblast, Russia. According to Russian officials, all 10 persons aboard, three crew members and seven passengers, including Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin, were killed. DNA tests subsequently confirmed human remains recovered from the crash site exactly matched the flight's passenger manifest.{{cite web |date=27 August 2023 |title=DNA confirms Wagner Group leader among crash victims, Russian officials say |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/dna-confirms-wagner-group-leader-crash-victims-russian/story?id=102598897 |access-date=30 August 2023 |website=ABC News}} Prigozhin was additionally identified by a partially severed finger on his left hand.{{cite web |last=Burford |first=Rachael |date=25 August 2023 |title=Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin's body 'identified by missing finger' |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/wagner-boss-yevgeny-prigozhin-finger-crash-plane-bomb-putin-b1102935.html |access-date=30 August 2023 |website=Evening Standard}} Embraer stated they had not serviced the aircraft since 2019 due to international sanctions against the Wagner Group.{{Cite web |date=24 August 2023 |title=Yevgeny Prigozhin plane crash: Embraer Legacy 600 jet had good safety record, say reports |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/embraer-whose-plane-reportedly-carried-prigozhin-says-its-compliant-russia-2023-08-23/ |website=Reuters}} US intelligence reported that an intentional explosion caused the aircraft to crash.{{Cite news |last=Madhani |first=Aamer |date=24 August 2023 |title=US intelligence says an intentional explosion brought down Wagner chief Prigozhin's plane |work=The Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-wagner-prigozhin-jet-crash-382515214f691e47daa2e3635d64e612 |access-date=25 August 2023}}

Aircraft deliveries

class="wikitable"
Year

!2002

!2003

!2004

!2005

!2006

!2007

!2008

!2009

!2010

!2011

!2012

!2013

!2014

!2015

!2016

!2017

!2018

!2019

!2020

! total

Deliveries{{Cite report |url=https://gama.aero/wp-content/uploads/GAMA-2018-Annual-Report-1.pdf |title=2018 Annual Report |date=31 March 2019 |publisher=GAMA |page=17}}

|8

|13

|13

|20

|27

|36

|36

|18

|11

|13

|17

|21

|18

|12

|9

|7

|4

|5

|1{{Cite report |url=https://gama.aero/facts-and-statistics/quarterly-shipments-and-billings/ |title=Quarterly Shipments and Billings |publisher=GAMA |page=11}}

| {{#expr:8+13+13+20+27+36+36+18+11+13+17+21+18+12+9+7+4+5+1}}

Specifications

{{Overly detailed|section|nosplit=1|details=per WP:AIRMOS, this section should cover the specifications of only a single variant|date=June 2025}}

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! Variant

! Legacy 600{{Cite web |title=Legacy 600 Brochure |url=http://www.embraerexecutivejets.com/Brochures/brochura_legacy_600.pdf |publisher=Embraer}}

! Legacy 650{{Cite web |title=Legacy 650 Brochure |url=http://www.embraerexecutivejets.com/Brochures/brochura_legacy_650.pdf |publisher=Embraer}}

Crew

| colspan=2 | Two pilots

Passengers

| colspan=2 | 13 or 14

Baggage Capacity

| colspan=2 | {{cvt|286|cuft}}

Length

| colspan=2 | {{cvt|26.33|m|ftin|order=flip}}

Wingspan

| colspan=2 | {{cvt|21.17|m|ftin|order=flip}}

Height

| colspan=2 | {{cvt|6.64|m|ftin|order=flip}}

MTOW{{Cite news |date=May 2015 |title=Business Jets Specification and Performance Data |work=Business & Commercial Aviation |publisher=Aviation Week |url=http://aviationweek.com/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2015/05/Business%20Airplane%20Tables_May_2015_revised.pdf |access-date=12 August 2015 |archive-date=9 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909224622/http://aviationweek.com/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2015/05/Business%20Airplane%20Tables_May_2015_revised.pdf |url-status=dead }}

| {{cvt|49,604|lb}}

| {{cvt|53,572|lb}}

BOW

| {{cvt|30,081|lb}}

| {{cvt|31,217|lb}}

Max Fuel

| {{cvt|18170|lb}}

| {{cvt|20600|lb}}

Max. Payload

| {{cvt|5193|lb}}

| {{cvt|4939|lb}}

Engines (2×)

| Rolls-Royce AE 3007A1E

| Rolls-Royce AE 3007A2

Thrust (2×)

| {{cvt|7,953|lbf|kN}}, ISA+22°C

| {{cvt|9,020|lbf|kN}}, ISA+15°C

Ceiling

| colspan=2 | {{Convert|41000|ft|abbr=on}}

Range{{efn|4 pax, LRC, NBAA IFR res.}}

| {{cvt|3400|nmi}}

| {{cvt|3900|nmi}}

Cruise

| colspan=2 | {{convert|0.78|Mach|altitude_ft=41000|kn km/h mph}} at {{cvt|41000|ft}}

Maximum Speed

| colspan=2 | {{convert|0.80|Mach|altitude_ft=41000|kn km/h mph}} at {{cvt|41000|ft}}

Takeoff (MTOW, SL, ISA)

| {{cvt|5614|ft}}

| {{cvt|5741|ft}}

Landing (Typical LW, SL, ISA)

| {{cvt|2685|ft}}

| {{cvt|2842|ft}}

Avionics

| colspan=2 | Honeywell Primus Elite

See also

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References

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External links

{{Commons category|Embraer Legacy 600}}

  • {{official website|http://www.embraerexecutivejets.com/english/content/aircraft/legacy600_home.asp|Legacy 600 – Embraer Executive Jets}}
  • {{official website|http://www.embraerexecutivejets.com/en-us/jets/legacy-650/pages/overview.aspx|Legacy 650 – Embraer Executive Jets}}

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