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Embraer Praetor 500/600

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Twin turbofan midsize and mid-light business jets. Latest models are improved versions Praetor 500 and Praetor 600. Also includes P600 AEW (Airborne Early Warning).

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Lift type

Fixed wing

Assembly

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turbofan

Application

Business

Final assembly

Sao Jose dos Campos (Prof Urbano E Stumpf) ·

Design & construction

The aircraft as engineered: what it is built from, the systems it flies with, and its configuration — each box a theme.

Airframe & structure

Primary structure

Aluminium

Landing gear

Retractable tricycle

Ice protection

Bleed air

Pressurisation

Pressurised

Systems & avionics

Flight controls

Full FBW digital

Autopilot

3-axis + autoland

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Environmental control

Engine-bleed air-cycle

Configuration & certification

Wing position

Low

Planform

Swept

Tail

Conventional

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Certification

Part 25

Minimum crew

Notable technologies — each tag names a technology on our research record for this aircraft, with its fitting status: Primary, Standard, Option or Planned.

Winglets / sharklets Standard Head-up display Option Synthetic vision Standard Enhanced vision (EVS/EFVS) Option Steep-approach certification Standard SAF certified (100%) Standard Predictive-maintenance platform Standard

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Embraer Legacy 450	2007 / 2013	2020	Production: 15 (2019). Baseline variant.
Embraer Legacy 500	2007 / 2012	2021	Production: 1 (2020) GAMA: Embraer Legacy 500. Larger business jet baseline variant.
Embraer Praetor 500	2018 / 2018		Production: 9 (2026) GAMA: Embraer Praetor 500. Upgraded Legacy 450 variant.
Embraer Praetor 600	2018 / 2018		Production: 4 (2026) GAMA: Embraer Praetor 600. Upgraded from Legacy 500.
Embraer Praetor 500E	2026 /		Enhanced cabin variant with new Cabin Management System and re-engineered seating.
Embraer Praetor 600E	2026 /		Enhanced cabin variant with new CMS, seating, and optional industry-first touchscreen Smart Window.

Airframer

Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica

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