Aircraft
Embraer Cuts First Metal for Legacy 450 Mid-light Jet
While the first metal was cut for the Embraer Legacy 450 last week, three examples of its larger sibling, the Legacy 500, are in various stages of production at the company's plant in São Paulo, Brazil. First flight of the Legacy 500 is expected later this year.
While the first metal was cut for the Embraer Legacy 450 last week, three examples of its larger sibling, the Legacy 500, are in various stages of production at the company's plant in São Paulo, Brazil. First flight of the Legacy 500 is expected later this year.

Embraer Executive Jets announced yesterday that the first part was milled last week for its Legacy 450, ushering in the start of the mid-light twinjet’s fabrication. The first part, an unspecified component of the forward fuselage, was milled from a block of aluminum alloy. Once completed, the part was approved by a quality control process that employed the use of laser devices for design validation with the digital mockup.