Aircraft
Legacy designers tap latest technology for fly-by-wire jets
The high level of technology employed in Embraer’s newest business jet ­family, the Legacy 450 and 500 program, enables detailed exploration and developmen

The high level of technology employed in Embraer’s newest business jet ­family, the Legacy 450 and 500 program, enables detailed exploration and development to take place much further ahead of first flight, according to Eduardo Camelier, chief test pilot for the Brazilian manufacturer.

“We are ‘flying’ this airplane a lot more before first flight than we did the 170,” he said. Camelier was project pilot for the 170 program and is intimately familiar with the airliner’s fly-by-wire (FBW) system and the development and testing needed to certify that airplane.

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