Story ID: 771
Forecast for Embraer’s Lineage:  Showers
By: James Wynbrandt
Caption:  New two-person shower option features flat floor and window view 
Word Count: 245
Embraer Executive Jets (Booth Z36) is showcasing a two-person shower aboard its flagship Lineage 1000E on static display here at EBACE 2017, the first public showing of the new option. The shower has several notable features, and advantages over showers in other executive aircraft, Jay Beever, Embraer’s v-p interior design, said aboard the Lineage. First, the floor, made of stone veneer from F/List, is completely flat, not angled, providing a better sense of stability when showering aboard an aircraft in flight. The aircraft’s six-foot seven-inch cabin height provides enough room to raise the floor, allowing water to flow over the sides to a drain below. An exterior window in the shower also gives occupants a view of the horizon, adding to their positional awareness and sense of stability. It has both a rainwater showerhead and wand, and also contains a cabinet for holding towels, so bathers don’t need to step through the shower door to the adjoining lav to dry off, keeping them warm after a soothing wash. The 30-gallon dedicated shower tank provides enough water for 40 minutes of showering. In development for more than three years, the expanded shower takes no additional cabin space, but is instead borrowed from an unused portion of the baggage hold. This is the second Lineage 1000E equipped with a two-person shower, but the owner took immediate possession of the first, depriving Embraer of the chance to showcase the upgraded bath option until now.