Embraer EMB 312 Tucano

what is it?

The Embraer EMB 312 T-27 Tucano (lit. 'Toucan') 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.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 turboprop · 11.1 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 458 km/htop speed
• range 1,916 kmwithout refuelling
• size 3,175 kgmax take-off weight
• built 624made in total

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 46 years ago, in 1980.
• 🏎️Top speed is 3.5× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 11.1 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,916 km: 11× Amsterdam to Brussels.

turboprop: A jet-style turbine turning a propeller: efficient on short hops.

spec sheet

first flight

1980-08-16

introduced

1983

status

still flying

number built

624

role

trainer and light attack aircraft

origin

🇧🇷 Brazil

makers

Embraer

engines

1× Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-25C

crew

2

length

9.9 m

wingspan

11.1 m

height

3.4 m

max take-off weight

3,175 kg

top speed

458 km/h

cruise speed

441 km/h

range

1,916 km

ceiling

8,750 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.