@DeerCrusher officially nominated me to remake this request:
The Embraer Phenom family is one of the most well-known and loved families of very-light business jets, comprising of 2 variants: the Phenom 100, and the star of this topic, the larger Phenom 300. After conducting market studies, Embraer found out that, while customers were impressed with the smaller Phenom 100, they wanted something just as good, but larger. Initially, the plan was to simply stretch the Phenom 100, however, as seen on hundreds of Phenom 300s gracing the skies today, that idea clearly did not work. This lead them to create a clean-sheet design, although various components of the smaller aircraft have been reused on it. After what seems to have been a very smooth development, the aircraft took to the skies for the first time on the 29th of April 2008, several months ahead of schedule, receiving its FAA type certificate on the 3rd of December 2009.
Embraer has continuously improved on the robust and well-proven platform of the Phenom 300 since the end of the last decade, starting, in 2018, with the original Phenom 300E, featuring a redesigned interior, new avionics and a ground power mode for the engines. This wasn’t quite enough, leading the manufacturer to upgrade it in even further, introducing, in 2020, the new Phenom 300E, featuring upgraded engines, in turn leading to increased maximum speed, from Mach 0.78 to Mach 0.80, and a slightly longer range as well. This new variant also features avionics improvements, including an Embraer-developed runway overrun awareness and alerting system (ROAAS), which warns pilots if the approach is too steep or too fast. Furthermore, this variant offers even an even better passenger experience, with even further interior upgrades, such as a new configuration and better sound insulation.
Aiming to expand the uses of the Phenom 300 beyond just transporting rich people around the world in unmatched comfort in its class, Embraer also developed a medical evacuation kit, released in August 2020. This kit is an optional for newly-built aircraft, as well as retrofittable onto existing aircraft.
Pilots love to fly it, operators love its incredible performance and flexibility, and customers love its unmactched expreience in its class. With all of that in mind, it’s a surprise to no one that this aircraft would sell very well. However, outselling every single one of its closest competitors for over 10 consecutive years is definitely not something you see every day, showing just how remarkable this aircraft is.
(Data from Wikipedia)
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Crew: 1 or 2 pilots
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Capacity: 6 passengers (standard configuration) + 1 in cockpit; maximum of 10 incl. 1 in cockpit and 1 on belted toilet)
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Length: 15.64 m (51 ft 4 in)
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Wingspan: 15.91 m (52 ft 2 in)
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Height: 5.1 m (16 ft 9 in)
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Max takeoff weight: 8,150 kg (17,968 lb)
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Fuel capacity: 2,428 kg
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Pressurization: 9.4 psi (0.65 bar; 65 kPa)
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Cabin height: 1.5 m (4.9 ft)
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Cabin width: 1.6 m (5.1 ft)
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Cabin length: 5.23 m (17.2 ft)
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Powerplant: 2 Ă— Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535E1 turbofans, 15.471 kN (3,478 lbf) thrust each
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Maximum speed: 859 km/h (534 mph, 464 kn)
Range: 3,723 km (2,313 mi, 2,010 nmi) with IFR reserves, 5 occupants -
Service ceiling: 13,716 m (45,000 ft)
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Wing loading: 286 kg/m2 (59 lb/sq ft)
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Fuel burn: 346 kg/h (760 lb/h) at 364 kn (674 km/h; 419 mph), 456 kg/h (1,010 lb/h) at 431 kn (798 km/h; 496 mph) (at FL410)
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Take-off distance: 978 m (3,209 ft) MTOW, SL, ISA
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Landing distance: 674 m (2,212 ft) 4 occupants at 200 lb each, NBAA IFR reserves, SL, ISA
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Avionics: Embraer Prodigy Touch (based on Garmin G3000 system)
This topic shows numerous qualities of this incredible aircraft, making these alone very good reasons to add it to the sim. Not only that, but this aircraft is certified for single-pilot operations (in fact, it is the biggest business jet certified for single-pilot ops), bringing a whole new level of realism for non-fighter jets in IF. In addition to that, the Challenger 350 has been very well recieved by the community, opening up new and exciting routes no airline flies, and the Phenom 300 a perfect complement to it, with the CL35 being the heavier business jet and the Phenom, the lighter, suiting everyone’s “I’m feeling super rich today” needs.
