Legacy 500

Turbofan twin engine • Low Wing • Retractable gear

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Payload vs. Range

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Pax weight (lbs)

Default: 190 lbs

Luggage / pax (lbs)

Default: 30 lbs

Occupants

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Fuel on board

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Mission capable. Aircraft can handle the current load with full fuel tanks.

Fuel tradeoff required. You'll need to leave gallons of fuel behind ( gal usable for nm range).

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Extra weight is the additional payload available with your selected passengers.

Mission Profile

Endorsements & ratings:

High-Altitude
Pressurization
Multi-Engine
Instrument

466

KTAS

Cruise Speed

3125

Max Range

45000

Service Ceiling

Occupants

935

lbs

Wet Payload

Estimated Ownership Costs

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About the Legacy 500

Overview

The Embraer Legacy 500 is the mid-size business jet that introduced full digital fly-by-wire to its class, and the airframe on which the longer-range Praetor 600 was later built. Sharing the EMB-550 type certificate, it pairs a six-foot stand-up, flat-floor cabin with transcontinental range (about 3,125 nm) and a high-speed cruise near Mach 0.83 (Vmo 320 KIAS). Its Honeywell HTF7500E engines, sidestick controls, and active-turbulence-reduction flight laws reset expectations for the midsize segment when it entered service in 2014.

Key Features for GA Buyers

Fly-by-wire, midsize-first. The Legacy 500 was the first midsize jet with full fly-by-wire and sidestick controls, with active turbulence reduction that smooths the ride and eases pilot workload.

Stand-up flat-floor cabin. A true six-foot flat-floor cabin with a best-in-class 6,000 ft cabin altitude at FL450 puts it ahead of many larger jets for comfort on longer legs.

Transcontinental reach. Around 3,125 nm of range covers coast-to-coast US missions with a strong payload, and it shares the Praetor’s short-field manners.

Trade-offs

Range versus the Praetor. The Legacy 500 is transcontinental, not intercontinental; buyers needing ocean-crossing legs step up to the Praetor 600, which adds fuel and full-rated thrust on the same airframe.
Two-crew, program-maintained. Like its siblings it is a two-pilot, enrolled-engine-program jet; plan for crew and the Honeywell MSP hourly rate rather than a piston-style overhaul fund.

Technical Specifications

Dimensions & Weights

Height: 21.1 ft
Length: 67.3 ft
Parking area (ft²): 5523.72 ft²

Max Takeoff Weight: 38,360 lbs
Max Landing Weight: 32,849 lbs
Useful Load: 14,000 lbs
Fuel Capacity: 1950 gal

Performance

Cruise Speed: 466 KTAS
Never-Exceed (V_NE): 320 KIAS
Max Structural Cruise (V_NO): 320 KIAS
Approach Speed: 109 KIAS
Stall, Clean (V_S₁): 92 KIAS
Range: 3125 NM
Service Ceiling: 45,000 ft
Rate of Climb: 3866 fpm
Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle: 4,084 ft
Landing ground roll: 2,122 ft

Engines

2 × Jet Low Wing

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About the Legacy 500

Overview

Key Features for GA Buyers

Trade-offs

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Technical Specifications

Dimensions & Weights

Performance

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