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Pilot Report Embraer Legacy 500
Fly-by-wire comes to midsize aircraft, and it is a smooth transition.

AIN Pilot Report Embraer Legacy 500

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Eight years ago, then-executive vice president of Embraer Executive Jets Luis Carlos Affonso surprised NBAA show attendees by unveiling concepts for two completely new jets, dubbed mid-light and mid-size; a year later these became the Legacy 450 and 500. The new jets not only signaled the company’s efforts to build a larger presence in the business jet market but also a commitment to fly-by-wire flight control technology that is not available in jets in that class.


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