| Manufacturer |
Embraer |
Bell Aircraft Corporation |
| Description |
The Embraer EMB 121 Xingu (, named after the Xingu River) is a twin-turboprop fixed-wing aircraft built by the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, Embraer. |
The Bell P-59 Airacomet is a single-seat, twin jet-engine fighter aircraft that was designed and built by Bell Aircraft during World War II. |
| ICAO Code |
E121 |
|
| First Flight |
1976-10-10 |
1942-10-01 |
| Entry Into service |
1977-05-20 |
|
| Production End |
1987-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Embraer |
Robert A. Wolf |
| Type |
Utility aircraft |
Fighter/Jet Trainer |
| Length (m) |
12.25 |
11.5824 |
| Height (m) |
4.84 |
3.6576 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
1 |
| Max Seating |
9 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
466.7036 |
664.6591 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
379.6597 |
603.504 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
140.7519 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
8534.4 |
14081.76 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
9.144 |
|
| Armament |
|
; 1 × 37 mm M10 autocannon with 44 rounds of ammunition; 3 × .50 cal AN/M2 Browning heavy machine guns with 200 rounds per gun; ; 2 x 1000lbs (450kg) AN-M65A1 or simply Mark 65 bomb; ; 8 x 60lbs (27kg) |
| Capacity Description |
9 passengers or 770 kg cargo with 1 pilot |
|
| National Origin |
Brazil |
United States of America |
| Number Built |
106 |
66 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135 turboprop engines, 559 kW (750 hp) each |
2 × General Electric J31-GE-5 centrifugal-flow turbojet engines |
| Primary Users |
French Air and Space Force, Brazilian Air Force; French Navy |
United States Army Air Forces, United States Navy; Royal Air Force |
| Status |
Active |
|
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_EMB_121_Xingu |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_P-59_Airacomet |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
14.05 |
13.716 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
27.5 |
35.8606 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
7.18 |
|
| Wake Category |
L |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |