The new generation Embraer E190-E2 single aisle passenger jet completed maiden flight from Embraer's facility in Sao Paulo, Brazil. ...
The new generation Embraer E190-E2 single aisle passenger jet completed maiden flight from Embraer's facility in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The flight marks the beginning of the 2000+ hour flight testing, which will lead to service entry in 2018. The aircraft took off at 1:06 p.m., local time from Embraer’s facility in São José dos Campos and flew for three hours and 20 minutes.
Embraer Captain Mozart Louzada commanded the aircraft along with First Officer Gerson de Oliveira Mendes, and Flight Test Engineers Alexandre Figueiredo and Carlos Silveira.
The flight evaluated aircraft handling and performance characteristics with the crew analyzing a significant number of flight parameters, including speed, altitude and landing gear retraction.
This was made possible by the high level of maturity that the E2 reached during program development through the extensive use of digital modeling simulations and ground and static tests that employed rigs and an iron bird.
Embraer's E-jet E2 family features aerodynamically advanced wings, fourth generation full fly-by-wire controls and a Pratt & Whitney's PurePower® Geared Turbofan™ (GTF) PW P1900G, delivering a combined 16 percent better fuel efficiency than current generation E-Jets.
The E190-E2 is the first member of Embraer's E-Jets E2 aircraft family that caters to the 70 to 130 seat market.
The aircraft that flew is the first of four prototypes that will be used in the E190-E2 certification program. Two additional aircraft will be assigned for the E195-E2 certification process that will lead to entry into service in 2019. Three more aircraft will be used to certify the E175-E2 which is scheduled to enter service in 2020.
The E190-E2 has the same number of seats as the current-generation E190 and can be configured with 97 seats in dual class or 106 seats in a single-class layout. It has 400 nautical miles more range than the current-generation E190 and gives operators the ability to fly the aircraft up to 2,800 nautical miles.
The aircraft was rolled out in February 2016.
The flight marks the beginning of the 2000+ hour flight testing, which will lead to service entry in 2018. The aircraft took off at 1:06 p.m., local time from Embraer’s facility in São José dos Campos and flew for three hours and 20 minutes.
Embraer Captain Mozart Louzada commanded the aircraft along with First Officer Gerson de Oliveira Mendes, and Flight Test Engineers Alexandre Figueiredo and Carlos Silveira.
The flight evaluated aircraft handling and performance characteristics with the crew analyzing a significant number of flight parameters, including speed, altitude and landing gear retraction.
This was made possible by the high level of maturity that the E2 reached during program development through the extensive use of digital modeling simulations and ground and static tests that employed rigs and an iron bird.
Embraer's E-jet E2 family features aerodynamically advanced wings, fourth generation full fly-by-wire controls and a Pratt & Whitney's PurePower® Geared Turbofan™ (GTF) PW P1900G, delivering a combined 16 percent better fuel efficiency than current generation E-Jets.
The E190-E2 is the first member of Embraer's E-Jets E2 aircraft family that caters to the 70 to 130 seat market.
The aircraft that flew is the first of four prototypes that will be used in the E190-E2 certification program. Two additional aircraft will be assigned for the E195-E2 certification process that will lead to entry into service in 2019. Three more aircraft will be used to certify the E175-E2 which is scheduled to enter service in 2020.
The E190-E2 has the same number of seats as the current-generation E190 and can be configured with 97 seats in dual class or 106 seats in a single-class layout. It has 400 nautical miles more range than the current-generation E190 and gives operators the ability to fly the aircraft up to 2,800 nautical miles.
The aircraft was rolled out in February 2016.
