CHINA: Embraer Delivers First Legacy 500 Mid-size Business Jet To Jackie Chan

Embraer announced that Jackie Chan has become the first customer in China to take delivery of their mid-size business jet, Legacy 500.

Embraer Executive Jets President & CEO Marco Tulio Pellegrini said:

“The Legacy 500 features our best-to-date technologies and it incorporates designs that maximize passenger comfort and fuel efficiency.”

“This new aircraft, along with the Legacy 650 that we already delivered to Mr. Chan, will further facilitate his business development, as well as his humanitarian activities,” Marco Tulio Pellegrini added.

Embraer Executive Jets and Jackie Chan connection dates back to 2012, when Jackie Chan received an Embraer Legacy 650 as China’s launch customer and became Embraer’s brand ambassador.

Embraer Senior Vice President and President of Embraer China, Guan Dongyuan said:

“We feel privileged to deliver the Legacy 500 to Jackie Chan, who is not only a world-renowned star, business elite and philanthropist, but also Embraer’s old partner, loyal customer and brand ambassador.”

“I believe Jackie Chan’s choice reflects the changing mindset among Chinese customers that mid-size executive jets can fulfill most of their business missions with higher efficiency and greater flexibility.”

“I’m so thrilled to receive this Legacy 500, a state-of-art executive jet,” said Jackie Chan.

“In the past few years, my Legacy 650 has brought me fantastic traveling experiences and great convenience, allowing me to do more acting and philanthropic works around the world.”

“I’m sure that the performance of the new Legacy 500 will again exceed my expectations, and become a comfortable mobile home and office for me.”

Embraer Legacy 500 was granted Type Certificate Validation from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) in July 2015.

The 12-passenger Embraer Legacy 500 is the fastest jet in its class, delivering a high-speed cruise of Mach 0.82, excellent runway performance, and US coast-to-coast range for eight.

Embraer Legacy 500 is the first mid-size business jet with digital flight control system, based on fly-by-wire technology, featuring side-sticks.

Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics suite on four 15-inch high-resolution LCD displays allows graphical flight planning, and has options like paperless operations capability, auto brakes, and the E2VS (Embraer Enhanced Vision System), which includes a Head-up Display (HUD) with the Enhanced Vision System (EVS).

Embraer Legacy 500 has the best-in-class 6-foot flat-floor cabin, which is comparable to those of some aircraft in the super mid-size category.

The in-flight entertainment system of Embraer Legacy 500 consists of a high-definition video system, surround sound, multiple audio and video input options, a cabin management system, and three options for voice communications and connectivity.

Embraer Legacy 500 is capable of flying at 45,000 feet and is powered by two Honeywell HTF7500E engines, the greenest in their class. Taking off from airfields as short as 4,084 feet, Embraer Legacy 500 has a range of 3,125 nautical miles (5,788 kilometers) with four passengers, including NBAA IFR fuel reserves.

Embraer is one of the world’s leading executive jet manufacturers, having entered the business aviation market in 2000 with the Legacy jet, which led to the launch of Embraer Executive Jets in 2005.

Embraer Executive Jets global fleet exceeds 930 aircraft, which are in operation in more than 60 countries.