Embraer EMB 202 Ipanema

what is it?

The Embraer EMB 202 Ipanema is a Brazilian agricultural aircraft used for aerial application, particularly crop dusting. It is produced by Indústria Aeronáutica Neiva, a subsidiary of Embraer located in Botucatu, Brazil. The latest version of this aircraft is the first ethanol-powered fixed-wing aircraft, which could give it an economical advantage over the gasoline version.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 11.7 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 230 km/htop speed
• range 938 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,800 kgmax take-off weight
• built 1,700made 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 56 years ago, in 1970.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.8× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 11.7 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1970

introduced

1971

status

still flying

number built

1,700

role

agricultural aircraft

origin

🇧🇷 Brazil

makers

Neiva

engines

1× Textron Lycoming IO-540-K1J5D

crew

1

length

7.4 m

wingspan

11.7 m

height

2.2 m

max take-off weight

1,800 kg

top speed

230 km/h

cruise speed

213 km/h

range

938 km

ceiling

3,470 m

wings

monoplane

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