| Manufacturer |
Embraer |
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation |
| Description |
The Embraer EMB 312 T-27 Tucano () is a low-wing, tandem-seat, single-turboprop, basic trainer and light attack aircraft developed and produced by Embraer in Brazil. |
The CAC Mustang is an Australian variant of the North American P-51 Mustang. |
| ICAO Code |
TUCA |
|
| First Flight |
1980-08-16 |
1945-04-29 |
| Entry Into service |
1983-09-01 |
1945-06-04 |
| Production End |
1996-01-01 |
|
| Service End |
|
1959-01-01 |
| Designer |
Embraer |
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation |
| Type |
Trainer and light attack aircraft |
|
| Length (m) |
9.86 |
9.83 |
| Height (m) |
3.4 |
3.71 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
458 |
636 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
441 |
|
| Min Speed (km/h) |
124 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
8750 |
12771 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
17.65 |
| Armament |
Gun pods:; AN/M-B machine gun; 12,7 mm machine gun; 7,62 mm machine gun (500 rounds); Rocket Machine Gun pod:; RMP LC with a 12.7mm M3P and (4x) 70 mm; General-purpose bomb:; Mk 81; Mk 82; Practice bomb:; MK 76 (20 lb); Others:; Ferry tanks: 2x 660 L or 330 L; 127 mm HVAR ground rockets; Rocket pods:; SBAT (7x) 37 mm; SBAT (7x) 70 mm; 4 under-wing pylons |
6 × 0.50 caliber (12.7mm) AN/M2 Browning machine guns; 2 x 1000 lb bombs or 10 x rockets |
| National Origin |
Brazil |
Australia |
| Number Built |
637 |
200 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-25C turboprop engine, 552 kW (740 hp) each |
1 × Packard V-1650-7 Merlin liquid-cooled V12 engine, 1111 kW (1490 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Brazilian Air Force, Egyptian Air Force , Argentine Air Force , Peruvian Air Force |
Royal Australian Air Force |
| Status |
In service |
|
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_EMB_312_Tucano |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAC_Mustang |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
11.14 |
11.28 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
19.4 |
|
| Wake Category |
L |
|
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |