UNCOMMON
E145
Embraer ERJ-145
The Little E
“Embraer's original regional jet. Tiny but mighty.”
Embraer · commercial
Length
98 ft 0 in
Wingspan
65 ft 9 in
Max speed
434 kts
Range
1,550 nmi
Ceiling
37,000 ft
Engines
2x Rolls-Royce AE 3007A
Crew
2
Max passengers
50
Typical config
50 (1-class)
Built
708
The ERJ-145 is a 50-seat tube with engines bolted onto the back. Cramped? Yes. But it opened up hundreds of small-city routes.
Fun fact
The ERJ-145 is the basis for several military variants including the E-99 airborne early warning aircraft.
How to spot one
Rear-mounted engines, T-tail. Very slender fuselage — 1-by-2 seating. Getting rare in US service.
Crews call it
The Jungle Jet
Sounds like
AE 3007 engines have a distinctive high-pitched whine — you hear them coming
Related
One might be overhead right now.
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