Story ID: 044May17
Embraer Hands Over First Phenom 100EV
By: Chad Trautvetter
Caption: Announced at EAA AirVenture 2016, the 100EV is an upgraded Phenom 100 with Garmin G3000 avionics and more powerful engines.
Word Count: 185
On March 31, Embraer Executive Jets delivered the first Phenom 100EV to an undisclosed U.S. customer. The 100EV, announced last year at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, is an upgraded Phenom 100 with a Prodigy Touch flight deck based on the Garmin G3000 and more powerful Pratt & Whitney Canada PW617F1-E engines.

The 100EV’s engines, with 1,730 pounds of thrust each, provide a cruise speed of 405 ktas and 15 percent more thrust at hot-and-high airports. Range is 1,178 nm with NBAA IFR reserves and four occupants. The flight deck is touchscreen-controlled, with larger HD displays, split-screen capability and weather radar.

The inaugural 100EV that left Embraer Executive Jets’ complex in Melbourne, Fla. in late March was one of six business jets delivered from the facility that day, among them a pair of Phenom 300s to EliteJets. Embraer Executive Aircraft managing director Phil Krull, who oversees the Phenom 100/300 and Legacy 450/500 assembly lines and other facilities in Melbourne, told AIN that he expected the second Phenom 100EV to be handed over to Toluca, Mexico-based operator Across last month.--C.T.

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