5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. EMB-121 marine: MAROT Lucas· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Embraer EMB-121A1 Xingu II AN1240051: Renato Spilimbergo Carvalho· GFDL 1.2
- 3. Embraer EMB-121A1 Xingu II AN1240052: Renato Spilimbergo Carvalho· GFDL 1.2
- 4. Embraer EMB-121 Xingu, Private JP6350842: Pedro Aragão· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. Xingu: DoubleH63· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Embraer EMB 121 Xingu (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʃĩˈɡu], named after the Xingu River) is a twin-turboprop fixed-wing aircraft built by the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, Embraer. The design is based on the EMB 110 Bandeirante, using its wing and engine design merged with an all-new fuselage. The EMB 121 first flew on 10 October 1976.
How to recognise it: 2 turboprops · 14.1 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 50 years ago, in 1976.
- Top speed is 3.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 14.1 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Range of 1,230 km: 7× Amsterdam to Brussels.
turboprop: A jet-style turbine turning a propeller: efficient on short hops.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1976-10-10
- introduced
- 1977
- status
- still flying
- number built
- 106
- role
- utility aircraft
- origin
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- makers
- Embraer
- engines
- 2× Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135
- crew
- 1
- passengers
- 9
- length
- 12.3 m
- wingspan
- 14.1 m
- height
- 4.8 m
- max take-off weight
- 5,670 kg
- top speed
- 467 km/h
- cruise speed
- 380 km/h
- range
- 1,230 km
- ceiling
- 8,534 m
- wings
- monoplane
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1335151, Wikipedia: Embraer EMB 121 Xingu (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.