Embraer presented today the new medium and super medium executive jets, Praetor 500 and Praetor 600, during a company event at Orlando Executive Airport, where the 2018 edition of NBAA-BACE (National Business Aviation Association's Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition), convention and executive aviation exhibition, will be held from October 16th to 18th.
The new Praetor 500 and Praetor 600 will be on static display during NBAA-BACE.
“The Praetor 500 and Praetor 600 are the disruptive aircraft for the entrepreneur, the pioneer, the innovator”, said Michael Amalfitano, President and CEO of Embraer Executive Jets. “The Praetors are aircraft that certainly live up to their names, leading the way in redefining the characteristics of what a midsize and super midsize aircraft offers the market. The introduction of these aircraft s our vision of delighting our customers and providing them with superior value and the best experience in the industry.”.
The Praetor jets will introduce a new range standard in their categories. The Praetor 600 will be the most advanced super-midsize business jet, allowing non-stop flights between London and New York.
The Praetor 500 will be the fastest mid-size aircraft capable of reaching Europe from the west coast of the US with a single stopover.
With four engers and NBAA IFR reserves, the Praetor 600 will have an intercontinental range of 3900 nautical miles (7223 km) and the Praetor 500 will lead the midsize class with a continental range of 3250 nautical miles (6019 km).
“The new Praetor 500 and Praetor 600 will be the most disruptive and technologically advanced aircraft to enter the mid-size and super mid-size categories”, said Luciano Froes, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Embraer Executive Jets. "Designed to be different and purposefully disruptive, these new aircraft will deliver the ultimate customer experience with an unrivaled combination of performance, comfort and technology."
Advanced technology is also abundant throughout the cabin, starting with the industry-exclusive Upper Tech , which displays flight information and offers cabin management features also available on personal devices through Honeywell Ovation Select.
High-capacity, high-speed connectivity for everyone onboard is available via Viasat's Ka-band, with speeds up to 16 Mbps and IPTV, another industry-exclusive feature for midsize and super-midsize business jets.
As the only midsize and super midsize business jets with Full Fly-by-Wire technology and active turbulence reduction, engers will enjoy the smoothest flight possible, complemented by the best cabin altitude of 5800 feet for the best enger comfort. To celebrate these new aircraft, Embraer is also launching the new, -style Bossa Nova interior edition.
“Inspired by our Brazilian heritage, the Bossa Nova interior will delight Praetor jet customers with its distinctive and elegant ambience”, said Jay Beever, Vice President of Interior Design at Embraer Executive Jets. “With personal comfort as the main design driver, Embraer DNA Design will provide an unparalleled experience for engers on Praetor jets. Based on ergonomics and superior finishing, each customer's personal design style will be reflected throughout the cabin.”.
The Praetor jets feature the state-of-the-art Rockwell Collins ProLine Fusion avionics suite with first-of-its-kind features such as a vertical weather display, air traffic control-like situational alerting with ADSB-IN, and the predictive capability of early warning radar. wind shear.
The Praetor's cockpits also offer options including the E2VS (Embraer Enhanced Vision System) with HUD (Head-up Display) and EVS (Enhanced Vision System), Inertial Reference System , Inertial Reference System) and Synthetic Vision Guidance System.
The Praetor jets are under development with two Praetor 600 prototypes in flight trials, as well as one serial production compliant aircraft and one serial production compliant Praetor 500 in its maturity campaign.
The Praetor 600 is expected to be certified and enter service in the second quarter of 2019, followed by the Praetor 500 in the third quarter of 2019.
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