Aircraft
Embraer Cuts First Metal for E195-E2
Fabricates first part of central fuselage II
Embraer managers and employees celebrate the fabrication of the first metal part for the E195-E2. (Photo: Embraer)
Embraer managers and employees celebrate the fabrication of the first metal part for the E195-E2. (Photo: Embraer)

Embraer has started the parts production process for the second variant of its new E2 line of narrowbodies, the E195-E2, the company announced Tuesday. Workers have fabricated the lateral rib of the stub on the E195-E2 prototype’s central fuselage II section. Made of aeronautical aluminum, the structure took shape at one of the Embraer’s high-speed machining centers in São José dos Campos, Brazil.

“Just as the roll out and the maiden flight are milestones in any aeronautical program, so is the first metal cut,” said Embraer Commercial Aviation CEO Paulo Cesar Silva. “And it is no different with Embraer. It’s the moment when the aircraft begins to take shape, validating the thousands of hours of engineering development and the virtual drawings made in computers.”