Whooooops....I just noticed that I experienced a transitory state of digital
dislexia regarding EMB-170 family designations...
Please read as follows:
- EMB-170-100SL
- EMB-175-100SR
Now it's off for a shave, shower and a very long evening at the pub...
Cheers
Jackson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jackson" <fubar@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 7:45 PM
Subject: Re: An ERJ here, an EMB there....
> Hi Jose,
> Frankly, it beats me as to why the standard EMB-145 is designated
EMB-145ER.
> I guess that's one question I'll jot down and toss over to the folks over
at
> Embraer next week...
>
> As for the EMB-145ER transformed into an EMB-145LR, logic dictates that
the
> airframe is an EMB-145MP - after all that's what they designate the
> EMB-145ER airframes that leave the production line with the capability of
> being transformed into EMB-145LRs. But I suppose that's another query I
can
> address next week.
>
> David...
> I looked over the DoT-issued EMB-145 Type Certificate (TC T00011AT, dated
> 22FEB2001) and it covers the following models:
> - EMB-145
> - EMB-145ER
> - EMB-145MR (Add another designation to an already long list)
> - EMB-145LR
> - EMB-135ER
> - EMB-135LR
> Bearing in mind that what I have here on file is woefully outdated, I
> downloaded the current version of TC T000111AT (revision 19, dated
> 24JAN2003). It includes the versions listed above and the following:
> - EMB-135BJ
> - EMB-135KE
> - EMB-135KL
> - EMB-145XR
> In other words, nothing on the EMB-140. But that TCDS does contain the
> following under Note # 14:
>
> "The Models EMB-145xx and EMB-135xx are often referred to in Embraer
> marketing literature as the "ERJ-145xx", "RJ145xx", "ERJ-135xx" or
"RJ135xx"
> , with the appropriate model (LR, MR, ER,etc.) substituted for the "xx" .
> The Model EMB-135KE is often referred to in Embraer marketing literature
as
> the "EMB-140ER", "ERJ-140ER," or "RJ-140ER". The Model EMB-135KL is often
> referred to in Embraer marketing literature as the "EMB-140LR",
"ERJ-140LR,"
> or "RJ-140LR". The model EMB-135BJ is often referred to in Embraer
marketing
> literature as "Legacy". These names are strictly marketing designations,
and
> are not part of the official model designations."
>
> I guess that settles the whole affair, doesn't it? Now let's wait until
the
> EMB-170 family comes along - which by the way already has the following
> designations:
> EMB-170-100SL
> EMB-170-100SR
> It makes the mind boggle as to what will come along over the years...
>
> Cheers
> Jackson
>
>
>
>
> - unless it falls under the designation EMB-135KE or EMB-135KL