Aircraft Factfile and Recognition Guide – Embraer ERJ-170/-175/-190/-195
Embraer ERJ-170/-175
The Embraer 170 aircraft is
the first member of a new family of commercial jets currently under development
at Embraer. As well as the 70-passenger 170, the family includes: the
78-passenger Embraer 175, the 98-passenger Embraer 190 and the 108-passenger Embraer
195.
The Embraer 170 was launched in June 1999 and took its maiden flight in
February 2002. The fifth of six flight test aircraft took its first flight in
July 2002. The flight tests are being carried out from Embraer's main site in
Sao Jose dos Campos and from the Gaviao Peixoto industrial centre where Embraer
has constructed a 5,000 meter long, 95 meter wide runway, the longest runway in
Latin America. The aircraft gained Brazilian, US and European certification in
February 2004 and the first aircraft was delivered to Alitalia in March 2004.
The aircraft entered service with LOT airlines of Poland in March 2004. First
flight of the 175 took place in June 2003 and the aircraft entered service with
Air Canada in July 2005. First flight of the 190 took place in March 2004 and
the aircraft received US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification in
September 2005. First flight of the 195 took place in December 2004 with
certification scheduled for mid-2006.
Embraer has secured 412 firm orders and 373 options for the new family of
aircraft. Over 100 aircraft have been delivered. Customers for the Embraer 170
include Alitalia of Italy (launch customer, six), Swiss (formerly Crossair) of
Switzerland (15 aircraft), GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) of USA (20), US
Airways (85, although the status of this order is uncertain following US
Airways filing for bankruptcy in September 2004), LOT Airlines (ten), PB Air of
Bangkok (three), Air Caraibes of Guadeloupe (two), Republic Airways Holdings
(39 plus 61 options), Finnair (12 plus eight options), TAME of Ecuador (two)
and Saudi Arabian Airlines (15). 40 Embraer 170 have been delivered. Orders for
the Embraer 175 have been received from Jet Airways of India (ten), Air Canada
(15 plus 15 options) and LOT Airlines (four).
The 170/190 regional jet family is being developed through a partnership
program with major aerospace contractors, involving 16 risk sharing partners
and 22 main suppliers. Embraer is responsible for the design and development of
the aircraft, manufacture of the forward fuselage, fuselage centre section II,
wing-to-fuselage fairings, wing assembly and whole aircraft integration. Other
companies responsible for structural sections of the aircraft include Kawasaki
Heavy Industries from Japan, Sonaca of Belgium, Latécoère of France and Gamesa
of Spain.
The US-based C&D Aerospace is supplying the passenger cabin and cargo
compartment interiors of the aircraft. The main system partners include General
Electric (engines and nacelles), Hamilton Sundstrand (tail cone, auxiliary
power unit, air management and electrical systems), Honeywell (avionics),
Parker of the USA (hydraulics, flight control, fuel system) and Liebherr of
Germany (landing gear). These companies have created subsidiaries in Brazil for
the local manufacture of parts. Assembly of the Embraer 170 is being carried
out in a dedicated newly constructed 16,000m² facility, which has the capacity
for eight aircraft under construction. A 4,000m² painting hangar has also been
installed.
Design tools employed included digital modeling and virtual reality, and over
2,000 hours of wind tunnel tests. The aircraft is of low wing design with
podded engines mounted below the wings. The wings of the Embraer 170 are fitted
with winglets, which reduced the drag of the tip vortex and provide increased
lift and improved efficiency of the wing. The aircraft features a double bubble
type fuselage, which provides more volume in the passenger cabin, with more
room at passenger feet and shoulder levels and easier access to the overhead
baggage bins.
The aircraft has an all-digital cockpit. The lightweight modular-architecture
avionics suite includes a Honeywell Primus Epic electronic flight and
information system (EFIS) with five liquid crystal color displays. The flight
controls are fly-by-wire technology (computer-controlled, electrical primary
flight controls) with the exception of the ailerons. The interior cabin is
designed by C&D Interiors and seats 70 passengers in a four abreast
configuration with an 81cm (32in) seat pitch.
The Embraer 170 is fitted with two underwing-mounted engines, type CF34-8E,
rated at 62.28kN. The engines and engine nacelles are supplied by General
Electric. The engines are controlled by a Full Authority Digital Engine Control
(FADEC), a fully redundant, computerized management system, which optimizes the
engine performance at each phase of the flight, resulting in reduced fuel
consumption and maintenance costs. The aircraft carries 9,470kg of fuel and is
fitted with a Parker Hannifin fuel system. The ERJ-170 Long Range variant is
fitted with additional fuel tanks installed in the baggage compartment.
At long-range cruise speed and with full passenger seating, the Embraer 170 has
a range of 3,889km. The aircraft is capable of operations between city pairs
Dallas to Halifax, Paris to Moscow, Hong Kong to New Delhi, and Brasilia to
Caracas. The high performance, high efficiency engines are very quiet and the
aircraft meets and exceeds the noise and emission-related requirements established
by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The field performance
enables the aircraft to operate efficiently at airports located in strategic
places that present operational restrictions, such as London City Airport,
Santos-Dumont and Florence Airports. Forward and aft doors on both sides of the
fuselage allow rapid boarding and deplaning with simultaneous servicing. The
aircraft has ten minute single point refueling and the under-wing engines can
be serviced from the ground without stands.
Embraer ERJ-190/-195
The
98-passenger Embraer 190 is a member of a new family of commercial jets which
has been developed by Embraer of Brazil. The other aircraft in the family
include the 70-passenger Embraer 170, 78-passenger Embraer 175 and the
108-passenger Embraer 195. The Embraer 190 was launched in June 1999 and took
its first flight in March 2004. The aircraft received US Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) certification in September 2005 and the first was
delivered shortly after to launch customer JetBlue Airways of USA, which has an
order for 100 aircraft plus 100 options. Embraer has received firm orders for
over 200 Embraer 190 aircraft, and 452 firm orders and over 135 deliveries for
the whole family of jets. Other customers include: Air Canada (45 plus 45
options), Copa Airlines of Panama (15 plus 15 options), TAME of Ecuador (one),
Air France subsidiary Regional (six and six options), Aerorepublica (five plus
20 options), HNA Group of China (50) and US Airways (25 plus 32).
The Embraer 170 entered service in March 2004 and the 175 in July 2005. First
flight of the 195 took place in December 2004 and Brazilian certification was
received in June 2006. Service entry is scheduled by the end of 2006. There is
a high degree of commonality between the aircraft in the 170/190 family with
about 90% of components in common to the various models. There is also common
pilot certification for all four models.
The flight tests are being carried out from Embraer's main site in Sao Jose dos
Campos and from the Gaviao Peixoto industrial centre where Embraer has
constructed a 5,000m-long, 95m-wide runway, the longest in Latin America. The
170/190 regional jet family is being developed through a partnership program
which involves major aerospace contractors, with 16 risk-sharing partners and
22 main suppliers. Main system suppliers, Liebherr of Germany, Sonaca of
Belgium and C&D of the USA, have set up subsidiary operations in Brazil to
establish local production.
In January 2005, Embraer announced the introduction of Advanced Range (AR)
versions of the Embraer 190 and 195, which have structural reinforcements in
the fuselage, wings, pylons and flight control surfaces to allow higher
take-off and landing weight. The aircraft have up to 555km (300nm) additional
range; the range of the 190AR is 4,260km (2,300nm) and the 195AR is 3,890km
(2,100nm). Digital modeling and virtual reality have been used extensively in
the design of the aircraft. Embraer is responsible for the assembly of the 190,
which is carried out in a newly constructed 16,000m² facility. The facility
houses eight aircraft assembly docks. A 4,000m² painting hangar has also been
installed.
The aircraft is of conventional low wing design and has two podded engines
mounted below the wings. The wings are fitted with winglets, which reduce the
drag of the wing vortex and provide increased lift and improved efficiency of
the wing. The Japanese company Kawasaki supplied the wing stubs, flaps and
spoilers, control surfaces and leading and trailing edges. The aircraft has an
all-moving tailplane. Gamesa of Spain supplies the rear fuselage section and
vertical and horizontal tail surfaces. The radome and forward fuselage are
manufactured by Embraer, the centre fuselage is by Embraer and Latecoere, the
rear fuselage by Gamesa and the tailcone by Hamilton Sundstrand.
The aircraft has an all-digital cockpit. The avionics suite is modular and
lightweight and is based on a Honeywell Primus Epic Electronic Flight and
Information System (EFIS) with five liquid crystal color displays. The
aircraft is equipped with fly-by-wire flight control, i.e. computer-controlled,
electrical primary flight control with the exception of the ailerons. The
aircraft features a double bubble type, rather than circular cross section
fuselage. This provides a larger cabin width (2.53m at floor level and 2.74m at
shoulder level) and easier access to the overhead baggage bins. The height
within the passenger cabin is 2.00m. The interior cabin is designed by the US
company C&D Interiors and seats 98 passengers in a centre-aisle,
four-abreast configuration.
The Embraer 190 is fitted with two underwing-mounted GE 34-8E-10 turbofan
engines, rated at 82.29kN. The engines and engine nacelles are supplied by
General Electric. The engines are equipped with Full Authority Digital Engine
Control (FADEC). The fully redundant, computerized management system
continuously optimizes the engine performance resulting in reduced fuel
consumption and maintenance requirements. The aircraft carries 13,000kg of fuel
and is fitted with a Parker Hannifin fuel system. The aircraft is equipped with
a Hamilton Sundstrand auxiliary power unit and electrical system.
At long-range cruise speed and with 98 passengers, the Embraer 190 has a
maximum range of 4,260km, providing the capability to operate between city
pairs such as Dallas to Bogota, Paris to Moscow, Hong Kong to Bombay and
Brasilia to Santiago. The field performance enables the aircraft to operate at
restriction-sensitive airports located in strategic places such as
Santos-Dumont, Florence and London City Airports. The take-off and landing
field lengths are 1,463m and 1,280m respectively. The GE engines are efficient
and very quiet, allowing the aircraft to meet and exceed the noise and emission-related
requirements established by the International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO). The aircraft has a very fast airport turnaround time. Forward and aft
doors on both sides of the fuselage allow rapid boarding and deplaning with
simultaneous servicing. Refueling takes ten minutes and is via a single point
refueling receptacle.
Recognizing the ERJ-170/-175/-190/-195
The Embraer E-Jets family are a tricky series of aircraft to identify. Here's tips on how to identify one:
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Specifications
Sources: Aerospace
Technology - Embraer ERJ-170, Aerospace
Technology - Embraer ERJ-190