Embraer C-390 Millennium

what is it?

The Embraer C-390 Millennium is a medium-size, twin-engine, jet-powered military transport aircraft designed and produced by Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer. It is the heaviest aircraft the company has built to date. Work on the project began at Embraer during the mid-2000s, with early efforts centred around a conceptual derivative of the E190 jetliner of a similar size to the Lockheed C-130 Hercules.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · high wing · retractable tricycle gear · 35.1 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 988 km/htop speed
• range 5,019 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 80passengers
• size 87 tmax take-off weight
• built 13made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 11 years ago, in 2015.
• 🏎️Top speed is 7.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 35.1 m: about 8 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🐘Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 15 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 🌍Range of 5,019 km: 28× Amsterdam to Brussels.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.2× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight

2015-02-03

introduced

2018

status

still flying

number built

13

role

military transport, aerial refuelling aircraft

origin

🇧🇷 Brazil

makers

Embraer

engines

2× IAE V2500-E5 / IAE V2531-E5

crew

3

passengers

80

length

35.2 m

wingspan

35.1 m

height

11.8 m

max take-off weight

87 t

top speed

988 km/h

cruise speed

870 km/h

range

5,019 km

ceiling

10,973 m

wings

high wing

landing gear

retractable tricycle gear

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.