Short/Embraer TR.1 Tucano
Embraer Aircrcaft
EMB-100 Phenom / EMB-300 Phenom / Embraer EMB 110 /
Embraer EMB 120 / Embraer EMB 300 Legacy / Embraer ERJ-145
Embraer ERJ-170 / Embraer ERJ-190 / Embraer EMB 195
Embraer EMB 312 / Embraer EMB 314
Embraer A-29 Super Tucano / Embraer KC-390 Transport
Embraer R-99
The Short Tucano is a two-seat turboprop basic trainer built by Short Brothers in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is a licence-built version of the Brazilian Embraer EMB 312 Tucano.
On 14 February 1986, the prototype conducted its maiden flight in Brazil before being delivered to Shorts to be used as a pattern aircraft and modified to meet Royal Air Force (RAF) requirements and used for trials and demonstrations. The first Short-assembled aircraft flew on 30 December 1986; deliveries to the RAF commenced during June 1988. The final example of the type was completed in 1995. Maintenance and support of the RAF’s Tucano fleet was typically outsourced to several private companies.
Development of the Short Tucano commenced in May 1984, following an agreement between Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer and Northern Ireland aviation firm Short Brothers to collaborate on a response to an outstanding British requirement, which sought a replacement for the aging BAC Jet Provost basic trainer for the Royal Air Force (RAF).[1] For this purpose, the RAF had issued Air Staff Target 412, defining the performance criteria it desire for a new high-performance turboprop-powered basic trainer. A short list was compiled of various aircraft that had been submitted in response; other than the Tucano, the types considered were the Swiss Pilatus PC-9,
Role | Trainer aircraft |
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National origin | United Kingdom |
Manufacturer | Short Brothers |
First flight | 14 February 1986 |
Introduction | 1989 (Royal Air Force) |
Retired | RAF 2019 |
Status | In active service |
Primary users | Royal Air Force (Retired) Kenya Air Force Kuwait Air Force |
Produced | 1986–1995 |
Number built | 160 |
Developed from | Embraer EMB-312 Tucano |
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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