| Manufacturer |
Embraer |
Aermacchi |
| Description |
The Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano (), also named ALX or A-29, is a Brazilian turboprop light attack and counter-insurgency aircraft designed and built by Embraer as a development of the Embraer EMB 312 Tucano. |
The Aermacchi MB-339 is a military jet trainer and light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Italian aviation company Aermacchi. |
| ICAO Code |
E314 |
M339 |
| First Flight |
1999-06-02 |
1976-08-12 |
| Entry Into service |
2003-01-01 |
1979-01-01 |
| Production End |
|
2006-01-01 |
| Designer |
Embraer |
Aermacchi |
| Type |
Light attack and counter-insurgency aircraft |
Advanced trainer and light attack aircraft |
| Length (m) |
11.38 |
10.97 |
| Height (m) |
3.97 |
3.6 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
2 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
590 |
898 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
520 |
|
| Min Speed (km/h) |
148 |
148.5 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
10668 |
14630 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
16.4 |
33.5026 |
| Armament |
Internal: Two 12.7 mm (0.50 in) FN Herstal or U.S. Ordnance M3P machine guns as designated "M3W", one fixed mounted in each wing with 200 rounds per M3, 1,100 rounds per minute.; pod: One 20 mm (0.79 in) M20A1 cannon below the fuselage, 650 rounds per minute.; pod: One 12.7 mm (0.50 in) FN Herstal HMP for M3P machine guns under each wing; pod: up to four 7.62 mm (0.30 in) Dillon Aero M134 Minigun… |
Provision for two 12.7 mm M2 Browning or two 30mm DEFA cannon in under wing pods; general-purpose bombs; pods for Zuni or SNEB unguided rockets.; AIM-9 Sidewinder or R.550 Magic air-to-air missiles; 6 |
| Endurance (h) |
8 |
|
| National Origin |
Brazil |
|
| Number Built |
260 |
230 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68C turboprop engine, 1196 kW (1604 hp) each |
1 × Rolls-Royce Viper Mk. 632 turbojet engine, 17.8 kN thrust each |
| Primary Users |
Brazilian Air Force, Colombian Aerospace Force, Chilean Air Force, Ecuadorian Air Force |
Italian Air Force, Eritrean Air Force, United Arab Emirates Air Force |
| Status |
In service |
Active |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_EMB_314_Super_Tucano |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aermacchi_MB-339 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
11.14 |
10.86 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
19.4 |
19.3 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
|
5.26 |
| Wake Category |
L |
L |
| Aircraft Engine |
|
Armstrong Siddeley Viper |
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |