The Embraer ERJ 145 family is a series of twin-engine 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.

• Role: Twin-engine Regional airliner
• National origin: Brazil
• Manufacturer: Embraer
• Production line: São José dos Campos, São Paulo State.
• First flight: August 11, 1995
• Introduction: December 1996
• Status: In service
• Produced: 1995 – present
• Number built: 890 as of January 2012
  
• Variants: Embraer ERJ-135, ERJ-140, Embraer Legacy business jet

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: 3 (2 pilots + flight attendant)
• Capacity: 50
• Length: 29.87 m (98 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 20.04 m (65 ft 9 in)
• Height: 6.76 m (22 ft 2 in)
• Empty weight: 18,500 kg (40,785 lb)
• Max Payload weight: 5,909 kg (13,027 lb)
• Max take-off weight: 24,100 kg (53,131 lb)
• Powerplant: 2x Rolls-Royce AE 3007-A1E (8700 lb thrust)

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 0.80, 470 kts, 530 mph, 851 km/h
• Range: 3,704 km (2,000 nmi)
• Service ceiling:  11,278 m (37,000 ft)