EMB170 crash(?)
 

Just herad of a crash of the 2nd prototype of EMB170, though I can't find any confirmation... Anybodty knows anything?

Would you happen to have a source for that rumour? I have searched many the news site, forums, Google etc and haven't found anything.

Would certainly be bad news, if true.

Jeremiah

Have also searched the web for the last hour, and can not find any reports of incidents involving Embraer 170. Does the rumour even have a location?

Are you sure you're not referring to the accident involving the third prototype a while back, when it skidded off the runway and wrecked the undercarriage?

I understand that Embraer only admitted that little mishap after Flight International confronted them - so if this is a new smack, I wouldn't hold my breath for the Brazilians to tell you.

Actually, the source of that info happens to be a friend of mine... And since i was unable to find any info in the net, I thought maybe someone from pprune might know

Greetings
Smola

might be this one?
 

22aug02 PP-XJB EMB170-100 170-00003 Embraer
Damaged after running of the runway at Embraer's Gaviao Peixoto facility in Brasil during water ingestion tests.

Might as well be... Don't know, but it seems my news were just a rumor (hey, but that's rumor network, isn't it?)

Greetings
Smola

Edited for that awful spelling (Thanks JW)

#6 flight test airlane was at Paris - I heard they were flying in direct mode - IE no computer augmentation at Farnborough - You sure it wasn't the hosed up HONEYWELL PRIMUS EPIC / FLY-By-WIRE AVIONICS INTEGRATION ? I heard a the Paris Airshow that contrary to "Flat Panel display difficulties" - that the whole fly-by-wire system integration is hosed - not suprising, this is a replay from the Boeing 777 AIMS development, only difference here is that now you have the blind - leading the blind - Honeywell & youngster Embraer. No Boeing or AIRBUS to ride in with their vast army's of excellent systems engineers to figure out the bugga-boos.. The latest issue of fFlight said that TACS ( thrust Asymetry Compensaion ) is not ready & is still being developed - flight tested on a 145 for the 170 ... That being said - that little airplane is one ambitious design and manufacturing feat ! Maybe next time Embraer will choose Collins .. Honeywell makes really good thermostats though !