Embraer
EMB-145
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Robert Deering 2/3/2006
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)
Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
     
Photo: Robert Deering 1/19/2011
 Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)
Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
Photo: Robert Deering 10/12/2008
Alliance Airport (AFW)
Fort Worth, Texas		    
The Embraer ERJ 145 family is a series of regional jets produced by Embraer, a Brazilian aerospace company. Family members include the ERJ 135 (37 passengers), ERJ 140 (44 passengers), and ERJ 145 (50 passengers), as well as the Legacy business jet and the R-99 family of military aircraft. The ERJ 145 is the largest of the group. Each jet in the series is powered by two turbofan engines. The family's primary competition comes from the Bombardier CRJ regional jets.

The first flight of the ERJ 145 was on August 11, 1995, with the first delivery in December 1996 to ExpressJet Airlines (then the regional division of Continental Airlines). ExpressJet is the largest operator of the ERJ 145, with 270 of the nearly 1000 ERJ 145s in service. The second largest operator is American Eagle, with 206 ERJ 145 aircraft. Chautauqua Airlines also operates 95 ERJ 145s through its alliances with American Connection, Delta Connection, US Airways Express, and United Express.

By some accounts, the ERJ 145 has a cost of ownership of about $2,500,000 per year.

In March 2007 ExpressJet entered into a short-term agreement to operate some regional routes for JetBlue Airways using its ERJ 145 aircraft.

Specifications

Variant ERJ135 ER ERJ135 LR ERJ140 ER ERJ140 LR ERJ145 LR ERJ145 XR
Crew 3 (2 pilots + flight attendant)
Seating capacity 37 44 50
Length
Wing span
Height		 26.33 m (86 ft 5 in)
20.04 m (65 ft 9 in)
6.76 m (22 ft 2 in)		 28.45 m (93 ft 4 in)
20.04 m (65 ft 9 in)
6.76 m (22 ft 2 in)		 29.87 m (98 ft 0 in)
20.04 m (65 ft 9 in)
6.76 m (22 ft 2 in)
Engines (2x) Rolls-Royce AE 3007-A1 (7800 lb thrust) or Rolls-Royce AE 3007-A1P (8300 lb thrust)
Max Zero Fuel Weight (MZFW) 15,600 kg (34,392 lb) 16,000 kg (35,273 lb) 17,100 kg (37,699 lb) 17,900 kg (39,462 lb) 18,500 kg (40,785 lb)
Max payload weight 4,198 kg (9,255 lb) 4,499 kg (9,918 lb) 5,284 kg (11,649 lb) 5,292 kg (11,666 lb) 5,786 kg (12,755 lb) 5,909 kg (13,027 lb)
Max Take Off Weight 19,000 kg (41,887 lb) 20,000 kg (44,092 lb) 20,100 kg (44,312 lb) 21,100 kg (46,517 lb) 22,000 kg (48,501 lb) 24,100 kg (53,131 lb)
Maximum range 2,409 km (1,300 nmi) 3,243 km (1,750 nmi) 2,317 km (1,250 nmi) 3,058 km (1,650 nmi) 2,873 km (1,550 nmi) 3,706 km (2,000 nmi)
Basic cruising speed Mach .78, 447 kts, 515 mph, 828 km/h Mach .80, 470 kts, 530 mph, 851 km/h
Service ceiling 11,278 m (37,000 ft)

Source: Wikipedia