EMBRAER A T 5 0
aircraftinteriorsinternational.com
050 SEPTEMBER 2019
Embraer’s latest
venture is EmbraerX, a
company focussing on
disruptive innovation such
as electric vertical takeoff
and landing vehicles
something more comfortable without
impacting the operational cost. We started
with the aircraft cross-section,
implementing a ‘double bubble’ concept,
which optimised the space inside the cabin
and delivered the space needed for the
cargo compartment. With no middle seats
and also larger seats, the level of comfort
was increased so much that E-Jets became
a benchmark in passenger comfort.”
Galhardo Gomes says independent
surveys conducted by Embraer’s airline
customers confirm that E-Jets offer
passengers more comfort, when compared
with other single-aisle aircraft. While there
is stiff competition in this sector, Embraer
has kept space optimisation in favour of
the passenger as the guiding principle of
its design philosophy.
“The E-Jets E2 has evolved further,
offering bigger bins that can fit one
carry-on bag per passenger and individual
sources of light, air flow and power
outlets, which enhance passenger comfort
by providing greater control of their
personal environment,” he says.
In 1968, a trailblazer was airborne when the Bandeirante
regional aircraft took to the skies following thousands of
hours of engineering work and what Embraer describes
as "dreams from bold and restless pioneers". Indeed the
aircraft's name references the 17th century Portuguese
settlers and fortune hunters in Brazil, who could be identified
by the flag they carried ('bandeira' is Portuguese for flag).
The twin-engine Bandeirante's mission was to 'connect
small towns to big hearts', bringing families, couples
and colleagues together. Beyond the romance, this
aircraft also represents a milestone in the history of the
Brazilian aeronautical industry. The Bandeirante led to
the creation of Embraer in 1969 for the serial production
and commercialisation of the product. For more than two
decades, Embraer produced and delivered 498 Bandeirante
aircraft and around 150 of them are still operating.
“The Bandeirante represented much more than an aircraft,
it marked a new cycle of transformation for Brazilian
industry,” said Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva, CEO of Embraer.
“Embraer today competes on equal technological conditions
with the world’s largest because 50 years ago a group of
engineers, designers and pilots dared to bring to life an
aircraft that became a legend.”
Bandeirante
INITIAL DESIGN
WORK ON THE
BANDEIRANTE INCLUDED
110,000 PROJECT
HOURS AND 12,000
MANUFACTURING
DRAWINGS
(eVTOLs)
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