Embraer EMB 312 Tucano
Brazilian Aircraft
Embraer EMB 312/314 Tucano
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Embraer EMB 312 / Embraer EMB 314
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The Embraer EMB 312 Tucano (English: Toucan; About this soundpronunciation) is a low-wing, tandem-seat, single-turboprop,
basic trainer
The Embraer EMB 312 Tucano (English: Toucan; 
pronunciation) is a low-wing, tandem-seat, single-turboprop, basic trainer with counter-insurgency capability developed in Brazil. The Brazilian Air Force sponsored the EMB-312 project at the end of 1978. Design and development work began in 1979 on a low-cost, relatively simple new basic trainer with innovative features which eventually became the international standard for basic training aircraft.[3] The prototype first flew in 1980, and initial production units were delivered in 1983
Operational History
A total of 118 T-27s were purchased by the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) with an option for a further 50 aircraft.[53] On 29 September 1983, the first units were delivered as an aerobatic demonstration aircraft for the FAB Demonstration Squadron, the “Smoke Squadron” (Esquadrilha da Fumaça), and the first demonstration took place in December the same year.[54] In 1990, the FAB confirmed an order of 10 units from the 50 options held from the original Tucano contract in 1980.[55] Eventually, the FAB received the remaining 40 aircraft, raising the total number of delivered units to 168
| Role | Trainer aircraft, with small light attack capabilities |
|---|---|
| National origin | Brazil |
| Manufacturer | Embraer |
| First flight | 16 August 1980 |
| Introduction | September 1983 |
| Status | Active |
| Primary users | Brazilian Air Force Egyptian Air Force Argentine Air Force |
| Produced | 1980–1996[1] |
| Number built | 624[2] |
| Variants | Short Tucano |
| Developed into | Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano |
Operators
Former operators
- French Air Force : 50 EMB-312F from 1995 to 2009, 20 in 2007.
- Flying School at Salon-de-Provence Air Base
- Centre d’essais en vol
- Centre d’Études et d’Armement de Mulhouse
- Iraqi Air Force : 80 EMB-312 delivered between 1985 et 1988
- Royal Air Force – 39 Tucano T1 (see Short Tucano).[116]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 9.86 m (32 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan: 11.14 m (36 ft 7 in)
- Height: 3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 19.4 m2 (209 sq ft)
- Airfoil: root: NACA 63A415; tip: NACA 63A212[123]
- Empty weight: 1,810 kg (3,990 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 3,175 kg (7,000 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 694 litres (183 US gal; 153 imp gal)[43]
- Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-25C turboprop engine, 552 kW (740 hp) [124]
- Propellers: 4-bladed constant-speed propeller
Performance
Performance
- Maximum speed: 458 km/h (285 mph, 247 kn) at 4,115 metres (13,501 ft)
- Cruise speed: 441 km/h (274 mph, 238 kn)
- Stall speed: 124 km/h (77 mph, 67 kn)
- Never exceed speed: 539 km/h (335 mph, 291 kn)
- Range: 1,916 km (1,191 mi, 1,035 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 8,750 m (28,710 ft)
- g limits: +6 –3
- Wing loading: 164 kg/m2 (34 lb/sq ft)
Aircrafttoaal encyclopedia
Embraer S.A. (Portuguese pronunciation: [ẽmbɾaˈɛɾ]) is a Brazilian aerospace conglomerate that produces commercial, military, executive and agricultural aircraft and provides aeronautical services. It was founded in 1969 in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, where its headquarters are located. The company is the third largest producer of civil aircraft, after Boeing and Airbus