| Manufacturer |
Embraer |
Fairchild |
| 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 Swearingen Merlin or the Fairchild Aerospace Merlin is a pressurized, twin turboprop business aircraft first produced by Swearingen Aircraft, and later by Fairchild at a plant in San Antonio, Texas. |
| ICAO Code |
E121 |
|
| First Flight |
1976-10-10 |
1965-04-13 |
| Entry Into service |
1977-05-20 |
|
| Production End |
1987-01-01 |
1998-01-01 |
| Designer |
Embraer |
Ed Swearingen |
| Type |
Utility aircraft |
business aircraft |
| Length (m) |
12.25 |
12.8016 |
| Height (m) |
4.84 |
4.8768 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
2 |
| Max Seating |
9 |
9 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
466.7036 |
|
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
379.6597 |
555.5995 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
140.7519 |
170.3839 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
8534.4 |
8229.6 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
9.144 |
13.462 |
| Capacity Description |
9 passengers or 770 kg cargo with 1 pilot |
up to 9 passengers |
| National Origin |
Brazil |
|
| Number Built |
106 |
|
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135 turboprop engines, 559 kW (750 hp) each |
2 × Garrett AiResearch TPE-331-10U-503G turboprops, 671 kW (900 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
French Air and Space Force, Brazilian Air Force; French Navy |
|
| Status |
Active |
Out of production, in service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_EMB_121_Xingu |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swearingen_Merlin |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
14.05 |
14.0208 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
27.5 |
25.7806 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
7.18 |
7.71 |
| Wake Category |
L |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |