First flight for first Melbourne built Legacy 500

First Melbourne built Legacy 500

The first Melbourne built Embraer Legacy 500 midsize business jet made its maiden flight, just eight months after the first Legacy 450 mid-light jet.

The aircraft performed as expected and all flight test procedures were successfully completed.

“We are very pleased with yet another milestone for the Legacy 500 and we look forward to delivering the aircraft in the third quarter.”

Michael Amalfitano, president & CEO, Embraer Executive Jets said: “We are very pleased with yet another milestone for the Legacy 500 and we look forward to delivering the aircraft in the third quarter. This flight also marks a key milestone for our Melbourne operations, where we expanded our production facility and doubled our footprint.”

The Legacy 500 is the fourth business jet model to be assembled at the company’s Melbourne facility, where the Legacy 450 is also produced, alongside the Phenom 100 and Phenom 300. The Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 are also manufactured at Embraer’s production facilities in São José dos Campos, Brazil.

Embraer began its Melbourne aircraft assembly operations in early 2011 with the entry-level Phenom 100, followed by the Phenom 300 in August 2012, the Legacy 450 in June 2016, and the Legacy 500 in January 2017.

Embraer has released a short video