- Liebherr-Aerospace has signed an agreement with Embraer to become part of the rudder-by-wire upgrade of the flight control system for the Phenom 300EV. The upgrade includes an electromechanical rudder actuator with integrated control and power electronics. It is one of the world’s first primary flight control applications of an ElectroMechanical Actuator (EMA) for a rudder on a civil aircraft. Furthermore, it is the first rudder EMA with fully integrated electronics.
Lindenberg (Germany), October 2026 – Liebherr is supplying the electromechanical rudder actuator for the Phenom 300EV manufactured by Embraer, a global aerospace leader. The new rudder actuator developed and manufactured by Liebherr-Aerospace will become standard on the Phenom 300EV. The aircraft received triple certification from ANAC, the FAA and EASA in 2026 and is scheduled to enter service in 2028. Liebherr thus expands its participation in another Embraer aircraft program.
“This contract is a historic milestone and further strengthens our relationship with Embraer,” said Dr. Klaus Schneider, Chief Technology Officer at Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS. “It signifies our commitment to excellence that we continuously demonstrate towards our customers. We have listened to Embraer’s requirements for this rudder actuator since the early stages of development and have met their requirements in every step of the research and development phases. Our electric technology, specifically fly-by-wire actuators, improves the maintainability, reliability, and maneuverability of future aircraft.“
The robust, lightweight actuator comes with a fully integrated, internally designed control and power control module. The development and production of the units will be performed by Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, Lindenberg (Germany), Liebherr’s center of excellence for flight controls, actuation, gears, gearboxes and landing gears, in close cooperation with Liebherr-Elektronik GmbH, Lindau (Germany) as well as Liebherr’s on-site team at Embraer’s facilities in Brazil.
The relationship between Embraer and Liebherr goes back more than four decades – with Liebherr-Aerospace providing landing gears, air management systems and flight control systems for more than ten different Embraer programs in the business, defense and civil aircraft markets.
About Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS
Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS, headquartered in Toulouse (France), is one of 13 product segments of the Liebherr Group and a first-tier provider of on-board solutions in the aerospace and transportation industry, contributing to a more sustainable transport through innovative products, best in class services and performance excellence.
The aerospace product portfolio offered to civil and defense customers includes environmental control and thermal management systems, flight control and actuation systems, landing gears as well as on-board electronics. For rail vehicles of all kinds Liebherr offers heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, passive and active hydraulic systems for braking, damping, axle steering and levelling. Furthermore, Liebherr serves the commercial vehicle market with trailer cooling systems.
About the Liebherr Group
The Liebherr Group is a family-run technology company with a highly diversified product portfolio. The company is one of the largest manufacturers of construction equipment in the world. It also provides high-quality, user-oriented products and services in a wide range of other areas. The Liebherr Group includes over 150 companies across all continents. In 2025, it employed more than 55,000 staff and achieved combined revenues of over 14 billion euros. Liebherr was founded by Hans Liebherr in 1949 in the southern German town of Kirchdorf an der Iller. Since then, the staff have been pursuing the goal of achieving continuous technological innovation and bringing industry-leading solutions to its customers.
Source: Liebherr-Aerospace
