Liebherr will supply rudder actuator for Phenom 300EV

Developed and manufactured by Liebherr-Aerospace, the electromechanical rudder actuator will become standard on Embraer’s Phenom 300EV, which is scheduled to enter service in 2028.

Liebherr is supplying the electromechanical rudder actuator for Embraer’s Phenom 300EV. Developed and manufactured by Liebherr-Aerospace, the actuator will become standard on the aircraft, extending Liebherr’s participation in another Embraer aircraft programme.

The robust, lightweight actuator comes with a fully integrated, internally designed control and power control module. Development and production of the units will be performed by Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH in Lindenberg, Germany, Liebherr’s centre of excellence for flight controls, actuation, gears, gearboxes and landing gears. The work will be carried out in close cooperation with Liebherr-Elektronik GmbH in Lindau, Germany, as well as Liebherr’s on-site team at Embraer’s facilities in Brazil.

Dr Klaus Schneider, chief technology officer at Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS, says: “We have listened to Embraer’s requirements for this rudder actuator since the early stages of development and have met their requirements in every step of the research and development phases.”

The relationship between Embraer and Liebherr goes back more than four decades, with Liebherr-Aerospace providing landing gears, air management systems and flight control systems for more than ten different Embraer programmes in the business, defence and civil aircraft markets.