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PHENOM 100 EXTERIOR & INTERIOR
required for occasional trips) are available, which means you pay for the extra lift only when you need it and not with every flight, most of which have no need for the added lift. Jets weighing up to 20,000 pounds maximum take-off weight form the Entry Level and Light Jet category – with the split between Entry Level and Light falling at the 10,000 pounds MTOW mark. We do make a couple of small exceptions for some on-the-border deviations to the 20,000 lbs upper limit, where a couple of models came about as Light Jet members but through improvements and enhancements slowly gained weight enough to edge them slightly beyond 20,000 pounds. So, moving ahead, let’s examine what’s available today in the Entry Level and Light Jet segment. This is a diverse cluster with their own interesting histories. Advertising Enquiries see Page 8
ACTIVE PROGRAMS CONTINUED… PHENOM 100 Walking Embraer’s static display at the 2012 NBAA Convention at Orlando Executive Airport left little doubt that the Brazilian OEM has earned its reputation as a powerhouse player in Business Aviation. Standing tall at one corner of the display, Embraer’s largest business jet - the Lineage 1000 dwarfed the subject of this section, the comparatively diminutive Phenom 100. Although this light jet may appear tiny compared to its hangarmate, it’s anything but a lightweight in the business jet market, where Embraer evidently delivers big in small business jets. Whether measured by its performance or its size, Embraer’s smallest jet excels in its category. The Phenom 100 resides in the center of the range, performance-wise, boasting a 390knot top cruise speed that overshadows a www.AvBuyer.com
number of other Entry Level and Light Jets, but lags the top performers in the category. Where it wins big is in cabin size and volume, exceeding Cessna’s comfortable Citation Mustang and the larger Citation CJ1+. But that cabin falls a little short of matching that of the Hawker Premier IA. The Phenom 100 offers an integrated Garmin G1000 panel package and gets its thrust from a pair of Pratt & Whitney Canada PW617F powerplants, each offering 1,695pounds-thrust (and it’s happy hot and high thanks to a flat-rated thrust level to +10°C. The pure power allows the Phenom 100 to achieve cruise altitudes through FL410 where both weather and traffic tend to be less of an issue. Thanks to an ample fuel supply and excellent specific-fuel-consumption numbers the Phenom 100 can carry you as far as 1,178 nautical miles, with NBAA reserves. ❯ WORLD AIRCRAFT SALES MAGAZINE – December 2012
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