First Legacy 650 jet with Honeywell avionics delivered in Brazil

Posted by John McHale SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil, 22 Dec. 2010. Embraer delivered the first Legacy 650 large executive jet, equipped with the modern Honeywell Primus Elite avionics for the Brazilian market to a businessman from Sao Paulo. The user already owns and operates an entry level Phenom 100 jet. The Legacy 650 certification marks the debut of the Primus Elite avionics suite, which will also equip the Legacy 600. The suite's light-weight liquid crystal display (LCD) units provide enhanced functions, such as charts and geographical maps with up-linked XM weather overlay. As a follow-on certification, the coupled VNAV (Vertical Navigation) will allow the airplane to follow flight management system (FMS) vertical paths, which is particularly beneficial during descents with several altitude and speed constraints, since it reduces crew workload and optimizes fuel consumption, Embraer officials say. "It is a pleasure to see, less than two months after certification, a Legacy 650 operating in Brazil," says Breno Correa, Embraer vice president, marketing, and sales, Latin America - Executive Jets. "The unparalleled performance and comfort that made the Legacy 600 a sales success in Brazil are found in the Legacy 650, which, with its extended range, fully promises to continue Embraer's successful incursion into the nation's executive aviation market."The Legacy 650 can handle flights as far as 3,900 nautical miles with four passengers, or 3,840 nautical miles with eight passengers, both nonstop, which allows the aircraft to fly from Sao Paulo to Miami. The FANS/CPDLC (future air navigation system - controller pilot datalink communication) function will provide the aircraft with air-ground data communications so pilots can respond to air traffic control messages, request clearances and deviations in the flight plan, report information, and so on, thus avoiding voice frequency congestion and possible language hurdles. With RNP 0.3 (required navigation performance) capability and other functionalities, such as WAAS/LPV (Wide Area Augmentation System/Localizer Performance with Vertical Guidance) and the SmartRunway and SmartLanding Runway Awareness and Advisory System, the Legacy 650 and Legacy 600 flight decks will conform to the latest technologies for enhanced situational awareness, while ensuring outstanding operational flexibility in congested airspaces, terrain-challenged airports, and adverse weather conditions. The Legacy 650 received its certification from the Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency (Agencia Nacional de Aviacao Civil - ANAC) and from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in October 2010.

First Legacy 650 jet with Honeywell avionics delivered in Brazil

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