Phenom 300 Wing, Engine Installation Achieved, Production Set for 100

Marching toward the first flight of the Phenom 300 at mid-year, Embraer successfully performed the wing-fuselage mating and installation of the engines of the first Phenom 300 executive jet recently at its Gavião Peixoto plant. In addition, the first electrical power-on test was successfully completed...

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Marching toward the first flight of the Phenom 300 at mid-year, Embraer successfully performed the wing-fuselage mating and installation of the engines of the first Phenom 300 executive jet recently at its Gavião Peixoto plant. In addition, the first electrical power-on test was successfully completed on March 4. Embraer is also gearing up for production of the Phenom 100 next month for the aircraft which is scheduled for certification later this year.
“We are excited to see the Phenom 300 program on schedule for a mid-year first flight,” said Luís Carlos Affonso, executive vice president, executive jets. “The size and elegance of the aircraft, with its swept wing for high-speed cruise and long range, will make an impressive ramp presence. It is now becoming apparent how large the cabin is and how generous it is in terms of space and comfort.”
Embraer adopted a multi-site strategy for the Phenom programs, by expanding the Botucatu plant for pre-assembly and the Gavião Peixoto plant for final assembly, both located in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Botucato will manufacture the wing and fuselage building to a six-aircraft-per-month rate by year’s end. Final assembly will be at Gavião Peixoto, 160 km away, where flight testing is being held with three Phenom 100 aircraft, with a fourth scheduled to join the program shortly.
With 400 hours already done in the 1,200-hour campaign, the company will devote another 600 hours to the aircraft’s maturity program in addition to the icing tests scheduled to begin shortly in the U.S. Embraer said the price has risen from $2.95 million to $3.05 million owing to additional equipment required for certification including weather radar and a second DME.
The Phenom 300 fuselage was assembled at Botucatu and arrived at the new Gavião Peixoto production hangar, where the engines were installed and systems integration began. The one piece wing was also assembled in Botucatu, and measures 53 feet, two inches (16.2 meters) from tip to tip.
The Phenom family development team, formed by engineering, manufacturing planning, production, and quality assurance personnel, has made extensive use of CATIA V5 software and the Virtual Reality Center for digital design and manufacturing. Computer-aided production simulations ensured the precision and success of the first Phenom 300 assembly processes. First flight for the Phenom 300 is set for the end of June.