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About the Embraer Legacy 450
Type certificated 2015 Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet
Overview
The Embraer Legacy 450 (EMB-545) is the mid-size business jet Embraer built as the shorter-fuselage sibling of the Legacy 500, certified in 2015. It carries the same six-foot stand-up, flat-floor cabin, fly-by-wire flight controls, and Honeywell HTF7500E engines as the Legacy 500 on a slightly shorter airframe, trading about 225 nm of range for a lower price. Embraer built 57 before production ended around 2021, when the upgraded, longer-range Praetor 500 replaced it.
On the used market, the Legacy 450 is the least-expensive way into a fly-by-wire, stand-up-cabin midsize, and it makes most sense for an owner who flies shorter midsize legs and values cabin comfort over outright range. Its commercial weakness was always the 2,900 nm range against the Legacy 500’s 3,125 nm, the gap that nudged many buyers up a step; that same gap now makes a used 450 the value play for someone who does not need the extra leg. Cross-shopped against the Cessna Citation Latitude on cabin-for-money it answers with fly-by-wire and a flatter floor, and for owners who later want the range, Embraer’s Praetor 500 conversion keeps an upgrade path open.
Key Features for GA Buyers
- Fly-by-wire with sidesticks. Carries the Legacy 500’s full digital flight controls and active turbulence reduction in a shorter, lighter airframe, for light, precise handling and a smooth ride.
- Stand-up flat-floor cabin. A six-foot-high, flat-floor cabin uncommon in the midsize class, sharing the Legacy 500’s interior cross-section.
- Common type rating with the Legacy 500. Operationally convenient for a flight department running both types, with short-field manners that open smaller airports.
Trade-offs
- Range was the catch. 2,900 nm (4 pax, NBAA IFR) trailed the Legacy 500’s 3,125 nm, the gap that pushed many buyers upmarket and softened resale.
- Small fleet, crewed economics. Only 57 were built, so parts and resale liquidity are thinner than higher-volume rivals; like its siblings it is a two-pilot airplane enrolled on the Honeywell MSP engine program.
See Also
- Embraer Legacy 500 – the longer-range sibling on the related EMB-550 certificate; about 225 nm more range. Compare
- Embraer Praetor 600 – the intercontinental development of the same fly-by-wire family. Compare
- Cessna Citation Latitude – Embraer’s named midsize competitor; comparable cabin, less cabin technology. Compare
Technical Specifications
Dimensions & Weights
- Height
- 21.0 ft
- Length
- 64.0 ft
- Parking area (ft2)
- 5244.0 ft2
- Max Takeoff Weight
- Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 35,758 lbs
- Max Landing Weight
- 32,518 lbs
- Useful Load
- 14,934 lbs
- Fuel Capacity
- 1749 gal
Performance
- Cruise Speed
- Source: third-party reference 462 KTAS
- Never-Exceed (VNE)
- Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 320 KIAS
- Max Structural Cruise (VNO)
- Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 320 KIAS
- Approach Speed
- 111 KIAS
- Stall, Clean (VS1)
- 85 KIAS
- Range
- Source: third-party reference 2900 NM
- Service Ceiling
- Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 45,000 ft
- Rate of Climb
- 3783 fpm
- Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle
- 3,907 ft
- Landing ground roll
- 2,090 ft
Sources
Where the figures on this page come from. Embraer Legacy 450 specifications are traced to published references; estimated values are flagged inline next to the figure.
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