Embraer E-Jet E2 family
| E-Jet E2 family E175/E190/E195-E2 |
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| The E190-E2 prototype at the 2016 Farnborough Airshow | |
| Role | Narrow-body jet airliner |
| National origin | Brazil |
| Manufacturer | Embraer |
| First flight | 23 May 2016 |
| Introduction | First half of 2018 with Widerøe (scheduled) |
| Status | In development |
| Program cost | $1.7 billion |
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| Developed from | Embraer E-Jet family |
The Embraer E-Jet E2 family is a family of three narrow-body medium-range twin-engine jet airliners developed by Brazilian aerospace company Embraer, replacing the predecessor Embraer E-Jet family. The three variants share the same fuselage cross sections with different lengths and three different new wings, Pratt & Whitney PW1000G geared turbofans in two sizes, fly-by-wire controls with new avionics, and an updated cabin with 40% enlarged baggage bins. Announced improvements per seat are 16 to 24% lower fuel burn and 15–25% lower maintenance cost.
Launched at the Paris Air Show in 2013, Embraer E-Jets E2 are scheduled for first deliveries in 2018. The E190-E2 took its first flight on 23 May 2016.
In November 2011, Embraer announced that it would focus its attention on developing revamped versions of the E-Jet family, rather than an all-new aircraft, for the time being.
The new variants would be better-positioned to compete with the Bombardier CSeries, and would be powered by new engines with larger diameter fans that would offer improvements in specific fuel consumption, as well as slightly taller landing gear and possibly a new aluminum or carbon fiber-based wing. Embraer named this new development "the E-jets second generation".
The first E-Jet E2, an E190-E2, was rolled out on 25 February 2016 and made its maiden flight on 23 May in São José dos Campos. It flew 3:20 to Mach number 0.82, climbed to 41,000 feet, retracted the landing gear and flaps, and engaged the fly-by-wire in normal mode. It flew earlier than the previously anticipated second half of 2016: the program had fewer challenges than expected and introduction could happen in the first quarter of 2018. The plane is slightly below weight and the other two E190-E2 prototypes should fly within a year.
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