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Embraer Flies First U.S.-assembled Legacy 450
Including the Phenom 100 and 300, the Legacy 450 is the third business jet model to be assembled at the company’s recently expanded Melbourne facility.
On October 4, the first U.S.-assembled Legacy 450 made its maiden flight from Embraer Executive Jets’ facility in Melbourne, Florida. The company also assembles Phenom 100 and 300 light jets there and will manufacture Legacy 500s at the facility starting in 2017. (Photo: Embraer Executive Jets)
On October 4, the first U.S.-assembled Legacy 450 made its maiden flight from Embraer Executive Jets’ facility in Melbourne, Florida. The company also assembles Phenom 100 and 300 light jets there and will manufacture Legacy 500s at the facility starting in 2017. (Photo: Embraer Executive Jets)

The first U.S.-assembled Legacy 450 made its maiden flight yesterday from Embraer Executive Jets’ facility in Melbourne, Florida, some five months after it entered the production line at the plant. “We have successfully completed this important milestone, and we are on track to deliver this aircraft in December,” said Embraer Executive Jets president and CEO Marco Tulio Pellegrini.