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The Art of Sailing

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A LITTLE WORKER WITH A BIG HEART Modern and packed with technical features, the Phenom Enhanced is a light, agile twin-jet designed for short and medium range flights. It offers the best efficiency per mile in its category by Sergio Barlocchetti - Ph. courtesy by Embraer

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n 2006 few would have believed in the Phenom jets success story.

would have meant losing out to Cessna and Honda, work immediately

The Brazilian company Embraer aimed to take on the Cessna

began on a collaboration with Pratt & Whitney on its 617F-E engines,

Citation with similar performance and persuade turbojet pilots

which now provide 10% more thrust for high-speed flight, increasing

they can handle light twin-engine aircraft and spend less than 1,200

cruising speed from 389kt to 406kt at flight level 330.

dollars an hour doing so. The idea was transformed into reality by

Now the climb time to FL410 has cut the thirty-three minutes achieved

getting together with Garmin to develop a simple person-machine

the first models to twenty-six minutes, which in terms of efficiency

interface, the Prodigy, thatâ€™s suitable for a single pilot. Levels of cabin

means considerable time savings on routes permitting high-altitude

comfort had to be comparable to all the other light jets on the market,

flight, or better acceleration in the core European area, where

luxurious enough to fulfil expectations and be modern and different

Eurocontrol seldom authorises routes above FL300 in view of the

enough to make a big impression and win over clients. The aircraft also

continental distances.

had to offer exceptionally high build quality, so itâ€™s no surprise that it

Maximum take-off weight has risen from 10,582 to 10,703 pounds,

was and is built in the USA, at Melbourne, Florida.

accompanied by a 15 per cent reduction in take-off distance, which

As a result, 350 examples have been delivered so far. This version,

means the aircraft is better able to operate from smaller, more

the Phenom Enhanced, was launched in 2016 on the advice of clients

numerous airports, including those on high plateaus and in warmer

seeking greater speed and range. As failing to meet these requirements

climates.

The cabin of the EV version includes new materials, boasts new connectivity and an LED lighting system. The crew members work with three larger displays and fewer buttons and levers, now all integrated in the Garmin 3000 touchscreen avionics, so they enjoy a lower workload It had to be faster and have a longer range than its predecessor. And it is. Phenom Enhanced is equipped with the Prodigy suite based on the Garmin 3000 touchscreen

than they would in other jets in the same category. The take-off trim control is especially interesting, as it gives a warning if the trim selected by the Flight Management System is not engaged. All other functions are state of the art, with special attention to preventing pilot error by providing rapid, easily-accessible information. When cruising at Mach 0.70 the cabin is very quiet and passengers can make satellite phone calls. The conditions make it easy to concentrate on work and and there is plenty of space to interact with the other four passengers. For flights between two and three hours or of 2,100 kilometres, the maximum distance in calm conditions, economy is outstanding, but if itâ€™s

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necessary to travel longer distances it would be better to choose an aircraft

Modern-looking, functional

from a higher category, as among the direct rivals like the Honda Jet, some

interiors for the Enhanced

are slightly more spacious but inevitably slower and often more costly. The

version of the Phenom jet. The

standard upholstery is more modern and less bulky than that of most of the

seats, designed in a European

Phenom Enhanced’s competitors with a style that’s more European than

style, can accommodate up to

American, which is still reflects the shape of car seats from 1950s Detroit.

five passengers

But that doesn’t mean it’s less comfortable! All in all, the Phenom is an entrylevel jet for clients requiring short and medium range travel. It doesn’t pull a motorbike behind it, of course, but for trips between Milan, London, Corfu, Olbia and a thousand other destinations, it can, for example, land at Roma Urbe rather than Ciampino, or at Saint Tropez rather than Cannes, providing significant savings in transfer times and management costs, also because the plane can be flown by one pilot, at most with a young trainee by his or her side. Price is around 5 million dollars.