Embraer Phenom 100

what is it?

The Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100 is a very light (VLJ) business jet designed and produced by the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer. Announced in November 2005, it made its first flight on 26 July 2007 and was awarded a type certificate in December 2008; the first aircraft was delivered the same month. The Phenom 100 has been stretched into the larger Embraer Phenom 300.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · 12.3 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 750 km/htop speed
• range 2,182 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 7passengers
• size 4,800 kgmax take-off weight
• built 299made 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 19 years ago, in 2007.
• 🏎️Top speed is 5.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 12.3 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 2,182 km: 12× Amsterdam to Brussels.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.4× 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

2007-07-26

status

in production

number built

299

role

very light business jet

origin

🇧🇷 Brazil

makers

Embraer

engines

2× Pratt & Whitney Canada PW617F1-E / Pratt & Whitney Canada PW600

crew

1

passengers

7

length

12.8 m

wingspan

12.3 m

height

4.4 m

max take-off weight

4,800 kg

top speed

750 km/h

cruise speed

750 km/h

range

2,182 km

ceiling

12,497 m

ICAO code

E50P

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