Aircraft
First Embraer Legacy 500 Assembled in Florida Flies
“This flight also marks a key milestone for our Melbourne operations, where we expanded our production facility and doubled our footprint.”
Embraer Executive Jets flew its first Legacy 500 midsize jet assembled at its assembly facility in Melbourne, Florida, on July 13. (Photo: Embraer)
Embraer Executive Jets flew its first Legacy 500 midsize jet assembled at its assembly facility in Melbourne, Florida, on July 13. (Photo: Embraer)

Embraer flew its first Legacy 500 midsize jet assembled at its assembly facility in Melbourne, Florida, on July 13, eight months after the first Legacy 450 mid-light jet assembled in Melbourne took flight. “The aircraft performed as expected and all flight-test procedures were successfully completed,” the company said.