Fly, Embraer Lineage 1000E (12)

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Built by Brazilian company Embraer, the Lineage 1000E business jet offers over 100 square metres of space laid out as an apartment/office. It has a range of over 8,500 km and has the great advantage of being very thrifty with fuel

by Sergio Barlocchetti – ph. by courtesy of Embraer

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ouble bed, shower for two, lounge with maxiscreen

meals without disturbing the attendees, and then provide

and fine woods, galley with marble floor. All in all,

access when the table is prepared. A similar solution is

a five-room apartment measuring just over 100

used for the lounge and conference area, with eight seats

square metres housed in the fuselage of an aircraft created

in a club configuration. Passengers can also relax or have a

to carry 100 passengers but now transformed to host no

shower in total comfort, forgetting that they are on board an

more than 19. The Lineage 1000E is a development of the

aircraft. Compared to its three rivals currently on the market,

twin-jet E-190 by the Brazilian company Embraer, which

the Airbus 319ACJ-Neo, Boeing 737 BBJ and the Russian

has built 31 examples costing between $28 million and $52

Superjet, the Lineage 1000E costs less and is quieter. Its

million dollars each, depending on the furnishings chosen

fuselage is also a few metres longer and consequently about

by the buyer. The interiors are sober and elegant, but have a

25 per cent narrower, although this creates benefits in terms

functional layout – the model we tested (number 31, in fact)

of layout and interiors. The Lineage 1000E beats the other

is specially designed for business meetings, with automatic

aircraft on range and running costs – with eight people

doors separating the interiors, making it possible to prepare

on board it can fly over 8,500 km - Rome to Mumbai, for

Thirty-one Lineage 1000E aircraft have been sold so far. It’s quieter and more economical than its rivals, and its fuselage is longer but narrower, facilitating cabin layout

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There are five interior zones, including a queen-size bedroom

example – while using at least 20 per cent less fuel than its competitors.

with walk-in shower. The interesting lighting solution uses

The innovative lighting is excellent – the windows are of normal size

standard windows, but the continuous double transparency

but the continuous double inner transparency increases the amount

in the cabin increases the amount of natural light

of natural light entering the cabin. Embraer is also making windows with several curved sections, finally rejecting the conventional ovals in use since the 1970s. Luxury is evident in every detail, with style, quality and functionality free of any exaggeration and ostentation. As a result passengers can make the most of their time on board, whether it’s used for work or relaxation. This aircraft can also negotiate airports with special approach procedures, like London’s City Airport, where this aircraft can operate. It is certainly the most efficient large business jet on the market.

The Lineage 1000E is made of metal, and has a length of 36.24 metres and a wingspan of 28.7 metres. It is powered by a pair of General Electric CF34-10E turbofans, each generating 18,500 lb.ft.

The maximum takeoff weight is 54.5 tonnes, with 21.8 tonnes of fuel. Typical operational speed is 872 km/h, with a maximum of Mach 0.82. All moving surfaces except the hydraulic ailerons are managed with Fly By Wire controls. With around 10 people on board and tanks half full, we approached Geneva airport – the test location – at 135 kts, a relatively slow speed for a weight that at this point was nudging 45.5 tonnes. The runway length required for take-off (MTOW, SL, ISA conditions) is 1,852 m. Onboard systems integration is outstanding, identical to that of the E190 - the only difference is in fuel management (it has larger tanks) and cabin amenities. Just one of the aircraft’s three generators can power all the services on the ground and in the air. www.embraerexecutivejets.com

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