Latitude remain fully mechanical Clairity manages on-board (no fly-by-wire), which Cessna entertainment, interactive Cessna, Embraer arsenals take form justifies by citing simplicity and moving maps, flight informa- by Nigel Moll swifter certification. Embraer tion and Internet browsing. is already paying a price for It was in 2008 that Embraer Spurred by sluggish demand and sleeked fuselage reveals flat floor, the Latitude passen- embracing the additional com- announced development of the for light and midsize jets and the a Garmin cockpit, 72-inch ger cabin is more than 21 feet plexity of FBW: it had planned $16.47 million Legacy 450 and threat from Brazil’s Embraer, stand-up headroom in a flat- long, yielding one foot to the to fly the 500 by the end of last $19.875 million Legacy 500 Cessna has enlarged its mid- floor cabin and bigger windows Embraer; the Cessna’s external year, but the first 500 did not roll (both 2012 $), which share the size cabin cross-section and higher up the fuselage for a less unpressurized baggage capacity out until December 23 and the same wings, empennage and six- refreshed one of the lightest hunched view of the world. is 120 cu ft, but internal baggage first flight has now slipped until foot stand-up flat-floor cabin jets it builds. The new contend- Outside, sleeker nose lofting, capacity has yet to be decided. the third quarter this year due to cross-section. The 500’s fuse- ers were revealed last fall in the curved windshield panels and Standard seating in the Cessna a software problem with the fly- lage will be about six feet longer form of the 680A Latitude mid- subtle 787-style wingtip treat- accommodates nine passen- by-wire flight control system’s than that of the shorter-range size and the M2 update of the ment distinguish the new air- gers in a single-club arrange- remote electronic unit made by 450. Both Embraers will have CJ1+ (see November, page 18). plane. The Latitude’s list price ment with a forward two-place Parker Aerospace, according to an externally serviced aft vac- They compete with, respectively, of $14.995 million (2011 $) posi- side-mounted couch facing the Embraer. The delay pushes Leg- uum lavatory. The 500 will fly the Embraer Legacy 450 (slated tions it between its $12.295 mil- door; the Legacy offers seven acy 500 certification to the sec- 2,800 nm with eight passengers, for certification in late 2014 and lion XLS+ and $16.995 million seats as standard and eight with ond half of 2013, about a year at Mach 0.80 and NBAA IFR service entry in early 2015) and the Phenom 100 (in service since 2009). Since Cessna fully acknowledges that the Embraer airplanes The front office are the primary competi- of Cessna’s M2 tors for its new entrants, it features the touchscreen Garmin seems timely to hold up the 3000 flight deck, companies’ offerings for a far left. Embraer’s preliminary comparison. Phenom 100 uses Cessna plans to fly the the Prodigy, left, Latitude in mid-2014, with based on Garmin’s all-glass G1000 FAA approval following in avionics suite. mid-2015 and entry into service in the second half of 2015, a few months behind Embraer’s timeta- ble for the Legacy 450, followed Sovereign stablemates and com- an optional side-facing divan for later than planned, and service reserves–500 nm more than the by EASA certification in the first fortably below the $16.47 mil- two up front. entry in early 2014. The Legacy 450 at long-range cruise speed. half of 2016. The timetable for lion (2012 $) Legacy 450. In the Latitude’s cockpit, 450’s milestone dates all follow Embraer cut the first metal for the M2 has the prototype fly- A pair of Pratt & Whitney the Garmin G5000 avionics the Legacy 500’s by one year. the Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 ing before the end of next month Canada PW306D turbofans, will include three 14-inch-diag- Maximum takeoff weight for on April 20, 2010. and entering certification test- each delivering 5,700 pounds onal partitioned liquid-crys- the Latitude is pegged at “just The Legacy 450 will be ing in the third quarter, for type of thrust, will power the Lat- tal displays, four touch-control over 28,000 pounds” and for the equipped with Honeywell’s high- approval in the second quarter itude; the Legacy 450 gets a screens and a Garmin autopi- Legacy 450 is undisclosed, and definition, touchscreen Ovation next year and first deliveries in pair of Honeywell HTF7500Es, lot, much like the suite intended neither Cessna nor Embraer is Select cabin management sys- the fourth quarter. each producing 6,080 pounds for the Citation Ten. The Legacy revealing its airplane’s target tem (CMS). It can interface with of thrust. The new Citation 450 will have a Rockwell Collins empty weight yet. high-speed satellite communi- L-Class Warfare: Latitude and the Legacy 450 share the Pro Line Fusion suite with SVS, Like its M2 stablemate, cations and a variety of wired Takes On Legacy 450 same 45,000-foot ceiling, and autothrottle and full FBW as the Latitude will incorporate and wireless consumer elec- The Latitude’s Sovereign time to FL430 will be 23 min- standard and HGS and EVS as Cessna’s new Clairity fiber- tronics, including iPods, MP3 roots show outside in the wings utes for the Cessna and 22 min- options, and it will also come with optic cabin management sys- players, AppleTV and gaming and empennage, but the inte- utes for the Embraer. Along full fly-by-wire flight controls. tem controlled by passengers systems. As on its smaller Phenom rior of the newly enlarged with its 72-inch aisle height and Flight controls on the through smartphone apps. Continues on page 22 u The Midsize Contenders The Light Contenders Latitude Legacy 450 M2 Phenom 100 Basic operating weight Not disclosed (ND) Not disclosed Basic operating weight 7,000 lb 7,132 lb Max fuel 3,309 lb 2,804 lb Max takeoff weight Approx 28,000 lb Not disclosed Max ramp weight 10,800 lb 10,516 lb Max payload 2,500 lb 2,800 lb Full-fuel payload (single pilot) 500 lb 580 lb Full-fuel payload 1,000 lb 1,600 lb Max cruise speed 400 ktas 390 ktas High-speed cruise 442 ktas FL350 M0.82 Long-range cruise speed Not disclosed 333 ktas Long-range cruise speed Not disclosed Not disclosed Ceiling 41,000 ft 41,000 ft Range (max/four pax)1 ND/2,300nm ND/2,300 nm Range (max/four pax)1 NA/1,300 nm 1,196/1,050 nm Takeoff field length (mtow, ISA, SL) 3,900 ft 4,000 ft Takeoff field length (mtow, ISA, SL) 3,250 ft 3,116 ft Cabin dimensions Avionics Garmin G3000 Prodigy/Garmin G1000 Cabin dimensions Width (max/floor) 6.4/4 ft 6.8/4.7 ft Width (max/floor) 4.8/3.2 ft 5.1/3.6 ft Max height 6.0 ft 6.0 ft Max height 4.7 ft 4.9 ft Length2 21.4 ft 22.4 ft Length2 11.0 ft 11.0 ft Baggage (ext/int) 120/ND cu ft 110/40 cu ft Baggage (ext and int) 45 cu ft 67 cu ft Price $14.995 million $16.47 million Price $4.195 million $3.995 million 1- NBAA IFR reserves, 200-nm alternate 2 - Cockpit divider to aft pressure bulkhead 1 - NBAA IFR reserves, 100-nm alternate 2 - Not including cockpit 20 Aviation International News • February 2012 • www.ainonline.com Cessna, Embraer uContinued from page 20 jets, Embraer collaborated with BMW DesignworksUSA on styling the Legacy 450 and 500 cabin. The Legacy 450 cabin will feature a refreshment center located in the left-hand side of the entrance area, opposite the stan- dard seventh seat or the optional two-place divan. The refreshment center features sev- eral stowage compartments, a working surface, an ice drawer, a trash compart- The cabin of the Citation Latitude, right, has room for nine passengers in a single-club arrangement with two-place side-mounted divan. In its standard configuration ment, an optional microwave or convec- Embraer’s Legacy 450, left, has room for seven passengers, with an option for an eighth. Both have six-foot stand-up cabin height. tion oven, soda cans compartment and coffee brewer or espresso maker. Cessna said the Latitude will have a wet galley with hot and cold beverage service, china and crystal storage, ice storage and an option for a microwave/convection oven. The Legacy 450’s flat-floor cabin accommodates seven or eight passengers, depending on whether the customer stays with the standard seven-seats layout or opts for the two-place divan. Half-club pairs of single seats can be rotated back- to-back and then recline together to form a sleeping surface. Both the Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 share the same lavatory design and size, featuring a solid door, vanity, basin and vacuum toilet. As an option, the lavatory seat can be approved for occupancy during takeoff and land- ing to increase seating capacity. M2 Takes on Phenom 100 Cessna announced the M2 in late Sep- tember last year as a new twinjet deriv- ative to serve as a step-up for Mustang owners or as a higher entry-level Cita- tion between the Mustang and CJ2+. The M2 revives the CJ1+ airframe but with a Garmin G3000 avionics suite, 1,965-pound-thrust Fadec Williams FJ44- 1AP-21 engines, subtle winglets and, compared with its predecessor, higher- quality interior furnishings and greater speed.