After a long morning at work, I noticed via FlightAware that a new variant of the Embraer Legacy business jet family was flying into Salem today, the EMB-550 Praetor 600. Unveiled at the 2018 National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention, the Praetor 500 and 600 are improved variants of the Legacy 450 and 500, respectively, with more range. The improvements were accomplished by retrofitting a new, taller and wider winglets for greater efficiency, and two additional ventral fuel tanks on the fuselage belly (specific only to the Praetor 600).
Performance wise, the Praetor 500, based off the Legacy 450 boosts the fuel capacity from 12,108 pounds to 13,058 pounds, to match the standard Legacy 500. Current Legacy 450s can be converted and upgraded into Praetor 500s for about half a million dollars. The Praetor 600, based on the Legacy 500, is given two long, ventral fuel tanks mounted in the fuselage belly, increasing fuel capacity from 13,058 pounds to 15,986 pounds. In addition, the Praetor 600 is equipped with the more powerful Honeywell HTF7500E engines.
Salem (SLE) 71
Preview:
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| Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100 (N925DT) arriving on 31. |
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| N925DT taxiing on to the ramp. |
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| Embraer EMB-550 Praetor 600 (N558MG) arriving on 31 from Idaho Falls. My first time seeing the upgraded version of the Embraer Legacy 500! |
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| Face-to-face with the Praetor 600 as it taxis onto the ramp for a quick turnaround. |
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| This improved version of the Legacy 500 includes taller and wider winglets as well as increased fuel capacity via two additional ventral tanks mounted in the fuselage belly. |
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| N558MG departing on 34 for Redmond following a quick turnaround. I also really love the paintjob on this jet! |
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