Embraer Phenom 300
| Phenom 300 | |
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| Phenom 300 with gear retracting | |
| Role | Light business jet |
| National origin | Brazil |
| Manufacturer | Embraer |
| First flight | 2008 |
| Introduction | 2009 |
| Number built | 350+ |
| Unit cost |
US$8,995,000 (2015)
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| Variants | Embraer Phenom 100 |
 Cutaway drawing of Phenom 300 from Flightglobal.com |
The Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 is a light jet aircraft developed by the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer. It can carry 7 to 9 occupants.
Embraer began designing the Phenom 300 after finding that potential customers of the Phenom 100 would also like a bigger aircraft. It was a new design with the aim of allowing operation to smaller airports such as London City and Telluride Regional Airport.
It first flew on 29 April 2008, and was type certificated on 3 December 2009.
On 29 December 2009 Embraer delivered the first Phenom 300 to Executive Flight Services at the company's headquarters at São José dos Campos, Brazil. In just four years, the Phenom 300 climbed to the top position on the list of most delivered business jets, with 60 units delivered in 2013.
The Phenom 300 is a twin-engined cantilever monoplane with a low-positioned, swept wings. It has a horizontal stabiliser in a T-tail configuration and a retractable tricycle landing gear. It has two rear-pylon-mounted Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535E turbofan engines. The enclosed cabin has room for nine passengers and a two-pilot crew; during single-pilot operation an additional passenger can be carried. Access to the cockpit and cabin is via an airstair on the left-hand side.
Its structural life is 28,000 flight cycles or 35,000 hours. It is built of 18% composite materials; it has winglets, but not thrust reversers. The Phenom 300 has single-point refueling and an externally serviced private rear lavatory.
More than 350 were in service in October 2016. The Phenom 300 was the most-delivered business jet in 2013, 2014 and 2015. At the end of 2015, Phenom 300s were in operation in 28 countries with close to 300,000 accumulated flight hours. All Phenom assembly will be shifted to the Melbourne, Florida line from July 2016. The facility will be able to assemble up to 96 Phenoms and 72 Embraer Legacy 450/Embraer Legacy 500 annually. More than 170 Phenom jets have been produced at the site up to June 2016, mainly for the US market.
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