Embraer, the Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A., is a Brazilian corporation, founded in 1969. It is the largest regional aviation manufacturers in the world, producing regional commercial, military, and corporate aircraft. It was Brazil's largest exporter from 1999 to 2001 and the second largest in 2002. On September 30, 2002, it employed 12,161 people.
The company is headquartered in São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil. Embraer is 20% owned by a Frenchconsortium of EADS, Dassault-Breguet, SNECMA, and Thales - the 20% stake was sold as part of an strategic partnership to develop advanced military aircraft. EADS' stake was inherited from aérospatiale SA. Brazilian government pension funds own a further 20%. The remainder is publically traded.
The ERJ 145 was originally launched at the Paris Airshow in 1989 as a stretched and turbofan-powered modification of the EMB 120 Brasilia.
The ERJ 140 was designed with fewer seats in order to meet the needs of airlines based in the United States which have an agreement with the pilot's union as to the number of 50 seat aircraft that can be operated.
The ERJ 140 was introduced in September of 1999, had its first flight on June 27, 2000 and entered commercial service in July of 2001.
People sent Bill ERJ manuals, real ERJ pilots provided feedback on the panel operation and flight model, FS designers advised Bill on gauge design, beta testers pushed for additional functionality and Bruce Ullyot, who Bill credits as the main motivator, to keep the project pushing the limits.
The ERJ pilot is responsible for manually controlling the power settings through all aspects of flight.
In automobile terms, the ERJ is a "driver's car." While you could put it in drive and cruise down the highway, it's a lot more fun to shift the gears yourself and see how it handles on a winding two-lane road.
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