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The smallest Light Jets lack a cockpit and are generated from batons in the same manner as a Lightcycle. The pilot rides on top of the air frame, straddling a saddle in a crouched position. The arms and legs of the pilot each manipulate one of the four corresponding wings. Forward-firing automatic guns provide sufficient firepower to derezz a program with a single shot.
The larger Light Jets are permanent constructs, able to house a crew of three within a forward cockpit. The central couch can rotate and slide to the rear of the craft, locking into a tail-mounted gunnery cupola with tail guns capable of firing a steady stream of automatic fire through a narrow arc. The forward-mounted guns are fixed and simply fire in the direction the craft is facing. Additionally, the craft mounts a three-barreled rapid fire gun on its chin, directly in front of the pilot's station.
As the only business jet manufacturer in Brazil and all of Latin America, Embraer has been able to exploit its home advantage in selling the Phenom. Affonso says local support and local expertise has been an important differentiator compared with manufacturers from Europe and North America. But he says Brazil's rapid economic growth has also helped drive Embraer's success in selling light jets in its home market.
Light jets, in particular the Phenom 100 and Mustang, have proven to be very popular as some of Brazil's medium-size firms start to use aircraft as a tool for expanding their businesses. Unlike the US market, where light jets are typically owner-flown, in Brazil Mustangs and Phenoms are primarily flown by corporate flight departments.
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