Summary The new Embraer Phenom 100EX displayed at LABACE 2024 is already sold out for 2024 due to attractive enhancements. LABACE 2024 is the largest aviation event in Latin America, where aviation enthusiasts and specialists gather in São Paulo. The Phenom 100EX features more headroom and legroom, along with avionics upgrades for enhanced safety features.
On Tuesday, August 6, Embraer revealed its latest business jet, the Embraer Phenom 100EX, at LABACE 2024. This was the first time that Embraer publicly displayed the new Phenom 100 variant in Brazil. It is fitting that the new aircraft be displayed at LABACE 2024, the largest aviation event in Latin America, which is also in Embraer's home country of Brazil .
The newly-introduced jet is already sold out for 2024, thanks to these attractive enhancements Display at LABACE 2024 The Phenom 100EX is the latest variant of the Embraer Phenom 100 series. The Phenom 100 is a very light business jet that has become one of the company's most successful private jet models. This is the first time that Embraer has displayed the aircraft in Brazil.
Embraer displayed the Phenom 100EX at LABACE 2024, one of the most popular aviation events in the world. This event takes place from August 6th through the 8th this year, and it is held in São Paulo, Brazil. Business aircraft manufacturers from across the world, along with suppliers and service providers, set up displays.
Hundreds of thousands of aviation enthusiasts, aircraft owners, and industry specialists attend the event each year. LABACE has been an annual event for the last 18 years. Last year, the event recorded 168,000 visitors, over 2,000 exhibitors, and nearly 750 aircraft on display.
About the Embraer Phenom 100EX As previously mentioned, the Phenom 100 is a very light business jet produced by Embraer. The Phenom 100 first began development in the early 2000s. Embraer wanted to enter the business jet market with a series of light jets.
This would eventually lead to the development of the Phenom 300, one of the world's most flown private jets , along with the Phenom 100. The company first announced the Phenom 100 in November 2005 at the annual National Business Aviation Administration (NBAA) conference. The first prototype conducted its maiden flight in July 2007.
In December 2008, the Phenom 100 received its type certificate from both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Brazil's National Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC). Deliveries of the aircraft began later that year. Since its introduction, Embraer has produced nearly 500 Phenom 100s.
The Phenom 100 consists of a mostly aluminum airframe, although composite materials make up 20% of the frame. The shortened fuselage is capable of seating a maximum of seven passengers, although this requires a passenger in the cockpit and a passenger in the belted lavatory. Standard configuration seats up to five passengers.
Embraer selected Pratt & Whitney Canada PW617 turbofan engines, which provide just under 1,750 pounds of thrust each. The Phenom 100EX is the latest upgrade of the popular Phenom 100. These upgrades include both more headroom and legroom in the cabin.
Avionics upgrades added several augmented safety features, like the runway alerting system. Overall, the Phenom 100EX has the following specifications: Length 42 feet one inch Height 14 feet three inches Wingspan 40 feet four inches Maximum payload 1,775 pounds Cruise speed 406 knots (467 miles per hour) Range 1,178 nautical miles (1,355 miles) Service ceiling 41,000 feet.
