1995 EMBRAER EMB-312F TUCANO For Sale in Eugene, Oregon United States

1995 Embraer Tucano EMB-312F

General Characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 86 m (32 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 14 m (36 ft 7 in)
• Height: 4 m (11 ft 2 in)
• Wing area: 4 m2(209 sq ft)
• Airfoil: root: NACA 63A415; tip: NACA 63A212
• 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)
• Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-25C turboprop engine, 552 kW (740 hp)
• Propeller: 3-bladed constant-speed propeller

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)

History

The Embraer EMB 312 Tucano is a low-wing, tandem-seat, single-turboprop, basic trainer and light attack aircraft developed and produced by Embraer 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. The prototype first flew in 1980, and initial production units were delivered in 1983.

Production was initially supported by a local order for 118 aircraft, with options for an additional 50 units in October 1980. It was later matched by an Egyptian licence-produced purchase in 1993 and subsequently by a variant known as the Short Tucano, which was licence-produced in the United Kingdom. The Tucano made inroads into the military trainer arena and became one of Embraer’s first international marketing successes. A total of 637 units were produced (477 by Embraer and 160 by Short Brothers), flying in 18 air forces.

Following a world trend towards the replacement of jet trainers with lower-cost, turboprop trainers, in July 1990 the French Air Force initially ordered 80 slightly modified variants, designated as the EMB-312F. The first preproduction EMB-312F flew in April 1993. The model had a ventral airbrake and a French COMM system. The total number of aircraft ordered was reduced to 50, with commissioning of the first production model taking place in 1995. The aircraft were based in Salon-de-Provence, replacing the Fouga Magister which had provided training for Air Force students for nearly 40 years. After 15 years in service, the French Tucano fleet was withdrawn on 22 July 2009, despite the fact that most aircraft had only reached half of their potential operational life.

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