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Embraer Composites Plant Ships Legacy 500 Empennage
The first composite empennage for the Legacy 500 made by Embraer’s composites factory in Évora, Portugal, has been shipped to the company’s headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil.
The first composite empennage for the Legacy 500 made by Embraer’s composites factory in Évora, Portugal, has been shipped to the company’s headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil.

Embraer’s composites factory in Évora, Portugal, has completed its first shipset–a mostly composite empennage for the Legacy 500 midsize twinjet. The component has been shipped to the company’s headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil, Embraer announced today.