Story ID: 478 Embraer Legacy 450 range extended
Legacy 450 Bizjet Stretches Its Legs
By: Mark Phelps
Caption: Range extended by 329 nautical miles, to 2,904 nm.
Word Count: 118
Embraer announced here at the Farnborough show that it has received EASA and U.S. FAA approval for a range extension on its Legacy 450 business jet. With minor modifications to the wing (to accommodate more fuel) and updates to fuel control units (FCUs), the twinjet can now fly 2,904 nautical miles (under standard conditions)—an increase of 329 nm from the original certified range.

The retrofits will be incorporated into new aircraft going forward, and are available at no cost to current Legacy 450 owners. Marco Tulio Pellegrini, Embraer Executive Jets president and CEO said, “The new range, the longest in its class, will enable nonstop flights from San Francisco to Hawaii, New York to Los Angeles.”