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ERJ-170

Embraer ERJ-170

Type (Muster)
Regional airliner (Regionalverkehrsflugzeug)

Country (Land)
Brazil (Brasilien)

Manufacturer (Hersteller)
Embraer
Av. Brig. Faria Lima 2170
12227-901 Sao José dos Campos
Brazil

Phone:0055-12/345-1311
Fax: 0055-12/345-2411


General (Allgemeine Angaben)
Crew (Besatzung): 2
Passengers (Passagiere): 70 in a four-abreast layout, at 81 cm seat pitch.

Power plant (Antrieb): 2 x General Electric CF34-8E turbofans underwing.
Power (Leistung): 62 kN (14000 lbs)


Dimensions (Abmessungen)
Length (Länge): 28,6 m
Height (Höhe): 9,12 m
Span (Spannweite): 25,90 m
Fuselage width (rumpfbreite): 2,93 m

Cabin length (Kabinenlänge): 19,37 m
Cabin width (Kabinenbreite): 2,57 m
Cabin height (Kabinenhöhe): 2,00 m


Weights (Massen)
Basic operating weight (Einsatz-Leermasse): 19400 kg
Max payload (max. Nutzlast): 9000 kg
Max. fuel (max. Kraftstoff): 9600 kg
Max. take-off weight (max. Startmasse): 33990 kg or 36600 kg for the LR-model
Max. landing weight (max. Landemasse): 32600 kg

Performance (Flugleistungen)
Cruise speed (Reisegeschwindigkeit): Mach 0.8, 870 km/h (470 kts)
Time to climb to 30000 ft (Steigzeit auf 30000 ft): 17 min
Take-off field length (Startstrecke): 1675 m at ISA; max. weight
Landing field length (Landestrecke): 1220 m at ISA, sea level, typical weight
Range (Reichweite): 2780 km or 4075 km in the LR-variant.

Customers (Kunden)
At the Paris Air Show in June 1999, Crossair and Regional Airlines were presented as launch customers, as follows:
  • Crossair: 30 firm for the ERJ-170 plus 30 firm on the ERJ-190, as well as options on 100 aircraft.
  • Regional Airlines: ten firm and five options for the ERJ-170, announced at the Paris Air Show on 15 June 1999. The first aircraft is due for delivery in the second half of 2002.
Embraer sees a market for 2500 aircraft with 70-90 seats in the next ten years.

Cost (Preis)
Target sales price fo the ERJ-170 is 21 million US-Dollars, while the ERJ-190 will have a price tag of 24 million US-Dollars.
Development cost for the ERJ-170, ERJ-190 and ERJ-190-200 was put at 850 million US-Dollars at the time of the launch announcement in June 1999.

Competition (Konkurrenz)
Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet Series 700
Bombardier BRJ-X
Fairchild Aerospace 728JET/928ET

Remarks (Bemerkungen)
The ERJ-170/190 is a new-design regional jet from Embraer to expand its portfolio into a larger seat class from the ERJ-135/140/145 family. The company is aiming for very attractive acquisition value and low operating costs. It claims to provide the best balance between comfort, weight and performance.
As usual, the Brazilian manufacturer works with many risk sharing partners, including:
  • C& D Interiors: This UK company will design, develop and manufacture the aircraft interior
  • Gamesa: Rear fuselage and vertical and horizontal tail surfaces
  • General Electric: CF34-8E/10E engines, including the nacelles. GE was selected in preference of the Pratt & Whitnney Canada/Snecma SPW14 and Allison AE3012
  • Hamilton Sundstrand: development and production of the tail cone, APU, electrical systems and air management system
  • Honeywell: Primus Epic avionics
  • Kawasaki: aircraft wing stub, engine pylon, fixed leading and trailing edge assemblies, flaps, spoilers and teh wing's flight control surfaces
  • Latecoere: manufacture of teh center I and center III fuselage sections
  • Liebherr: designing, developing and manufacturing the landing gear assemblies, working with EDE (Embraer Divisao Equipamentos)
  • Parker Hannifin: development and manufacture of hydraulic, flight control and fuel systems.
  • Sonaca: Wing slats
The ERJ-190 and ERJ-190-200 differ from the ERJ-170 by possessing a stretched fuselage, longer wingspan, higher-rated engines and strengthened landing gear.

History (Geschichte)
In 1998, Embraer began studies on a new regional jet in the 70/90-seat category. It approached 46 regional airlines and performed in-depth investigations on trends in North America, Europe and Asia. This indicated a near-term need and a market potential of approximately 2500 aircraft in the next ten years.
On February 11, 1999, Embraer announced the "pre-launch" of a programme to develop a new airliner for the 61-80 seat niche. This was seen as a move to signal the intention to compete in a market where Bombardier and Fairchild Aerospace had a head start with development programmes already under way. Requests for proposals were issued to 85 leading worldwide aerospace manufacturers concerning risk-sharing partnerships.
The definitive launch of the ERJ-170/ERJ-190 was announced in June 1999, at the Paris Air Show. This decision rested mainly on a decisive victory scored over the competition as Swiss regional carrier Crossair formally signed a 4,9 billion US-Dollar agreement on June 14 for ERJ-145s, ERJ-170s and ERJ-190s.
The joint definition phase for the ERJ-170 was started during the last half of July, aimed at producing a complete electonic mock-up of the aircraft using the Dassault CATIA system.
On 30. September 1999, Embraer announced its main risk sharing partners. This followed a six month evaluation period of 58 bids. Meanwhile, the third ERJ-170/190 Advisory Bard meeting with representatives form 20 regional airlines was held in Paris on September 16/17. Six working groups were established to give inputs on payload systems, performance and operation, electrical and avionics systems, propulsion systems, mechanical systems and maintenance procedures.
Wind tunnel tests with a 12,5 per cent scale model of the ERJ-170 have been started at the CTA facilities in Sao Jose dos Campos. First results were said to be good. The next step will entail trials with a transonic ERJ-170 model later in 1999.
It is expected that the aircraft design will be frozen in February 2000.
Embraer has scheduled the first flight of the ERJ-170 towards the end of 2001. Delivery of the ERJ-170 should begin at the end of 2002, while delivery of the first ERJ-190-200 will take place in the spring of 2004.
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