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How the Legacy 500 fits into the Legacy 450/500 story

Legacy 500 is an in-service member of the Embraer Legacy 450 / 500 family, known for the longer-range branch most strongly associated with the family.

The Legacy 500 earned a distinct place in the Embraer Legacy 450 / 500 family story through its engines, seating, range, service entry, and the missions operators chose it to fly.

Service entry

2014

Seating

8 to 12

Range

3,125 nm

Variant history

Why it branches from the family

The Legacy 500 stands out within the Embraer Legacy 450 / 500 family because it captures the longer-range branch most strongly associated with the family.

It entered service in 2014 with Honeywell HTF7500E engines, typical seating for 8 to 12, and published range of about 3,125 nautical miles.

Fact rows

Reference snapshot

Engines
Honeywell HTF7500E
Type data
Service entry
2014
Operator records
Typical seating
8 to 12
Operator layouts
Range
3,125 nm
Planning data

Return to the family page

Return to the family history for the wider program story, then compare this version with the other models that carried the design into different markets and missions.