Embraer C-390 Millennium
| Embraer C-390 Millennium | |
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.jpg) KC-390 at Farnborough , 2018 |
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| Type: | Military transport plane |
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| First flight: |
3rd February 2015 |
| Number of pieces: |
2 |
The Embraer C-390 Millenium is a tactical transport aircraft from the Brazilian manufacturer Embraer . The first flight took place on February 3, 2015.
history
The KC-390 was originally under the name C-390 technology in the commercial Embraer-190 - Jet build, but this was rejected in the course of development. The project was officially after previous design studies in 2007 at the exhibition Latin America Aero & Defense , in short: English. LAAD , presented by Embraer.
In exchange for the acceptance of aircraft, a number of states agreed to participate in the KC-390 program in the course of 2010 (see section on users ). For this purpose, work packages are awarded to the aviation industry there, for example to the Colombia Aeronautics Industry Corporation and Chiles Empresa Nacional de Aeronáutica, or Embraer sets up its own branches, such as in Évora, Portugal . The Argentine FAdeA is responsible for the spoilers , doors, nose landing gear , loading ramp door, landing flap cladding and the tail cone , while the Czech Aero Vodochody is responsible for parts of the wing leading edges, the rear fuselage, other doors and the loading ramp . Other European suppliers are Liebherr in Toulouse for the cabin pressure control and Safran Landing Systems , which supplies parts of the landing gear.
In 2013, the critical design review , the final definition of the design, was completed together with the Brazilian Air Force.
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The rollout of the first prototype finally took place on October 21, 2014.
Embraer carried out the maiden flight on February 3, 2015, and the prototype was in the air for just under an hour and a half. The focus of this flight was mainly on checking the flight behavior in connection with the fly-by-wire system. Rheinmetall will provide the training facilities for the Brazilian armed forces. By March 2016, two prototypes had been built (serial number 3900001, registration PT-ZNF and 3900002, PT-ZNJ ), one of which took part in the Farnborough International Air Show.
construction
The KC-390 is a shoulder-wing wing plane with two turbofans with a large bypass ratio. It can be refueled in the air as well as providing fuel as a tanker .
The equipment should include a stern ramp with loading system, MedEvac configuration, modern flight control and instrumentation. The aircraft also has all-weather and day / night operational capability and can also take off from short unpaved areas.
Modern self-protection systems (radar, guided missile approach and laser warner as well as deceit launchers) are integrated.
Users
In April 2009 it was announced that the Brazilian Air Force intended to procure 23 KC-390 aircraft. In July 2010, the quantity was increased to 28 (on May 22, 2014 the letter of intent was converted into a firm order). Commissioning is to take place at the end of 2018 [obsolete] at Ala 2 in Anápolis.
France negotiated the purchase of ten KC-390s in 2009 as a counter-deal for a possible acquisition of the Rafale for Brazil's Air Force.
In the summer of 2010, Chile expressed its interest in participating in the program by exchanging the purchase of initially six machines. However, the country's navy is already using the Airbus C-295 .
Another Airbus Military customer, the Czech Republic, expressed interest in participating in the program in the summer of 2010, in exchange for possibly two transporters.
In the summer of 2010, Colombia also expressed its interest in participating in the program in exchange for the purchase of possibly twelve machines.
In September 2010, Portugal became the third country after Chile and Colombia to sign an agreement to participate in the program. In exchange, Portugal procures five machines.
In October 2010, Argentina became the fifth country to enter into an agreement in exchange for the purchase of six machines to participate in the program through its state-owned Fábrica Argentina de Aviones (FAdeA).
Peru plans to acquire an unspecified number of KC-390s and possibly participate in the program.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 2 pilots |
| Passengers | 84 soldiers |
| length | 33.43 m |
| span | 33.94 m |
| height | 11.34 m |
| Cargo space dimensions | 3.45 m × 12.15 m × 2.97 m |
| payload | Max. 19,000 kg |
| Empty mass | k. A. |
| Takeoff mass | 72 t (max.) 65 t (norm.) 58.5 t (cyclic) |
| Cruising speed | 556 km / h |
| Top speed | 850 km / h / Mach 0.80 |
| Service ceiling | 10,973 m |
| Range | 6200 km at travel speed 2750 km at maximum speed |
| Engines | two turbofans IAE V2500 E5 kN with 120 thrust |
| Takeoff route | 1630 m (max.) 1300 m (norm.) 1100 m (cycle) |
See also
Web links
- Official website of the Embraer KC-390 (English)
- Manufacturer's brochure for the KC-390 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Dan Parsons: Embraer KC-390 takes maiden flight. In: Flightglobal.com. February 3, 2015, accessed on February 4, 2015 (English): "The KC-390's 1h 25min flight consisted of maneuvers to assess flight characteristics and system tests, including the aircraft's fly-by-wire controls, Embraer says."
- ↑ Embraer's multimission plane gets a new name ... Defense News, November 18, 2019
- ↑ Craig Hoyle: Title. In: Flightglobal.com. June 27, 2011, accessed on January 16, 2015 (English): "Announced at the show on June 24, the deal with Messier-Bugatti-Dowty will see the French Safran group company deliver wheels and carbon brakes for the KC-390's eight -wheeled main landing gear and two-wheeled nose landing gear. "
- ↑ Dave Majumdar: Embraer launches KC-390 critical design review. In: Flightglobal.com. March 15, 2013, accessed on January 16, 2015 (English): "Embraer is undertaking a critical design review (CDR) for its KC-390 tactical transport and tanker, a top company official says. "We are doing this week and next week, the KC-390 critical design review with the [Brazilian] air force," says Paulo Gastao Silva, Embraer's program vice president for the KC-390. "
- ↑ Dave Majumdar: Embraer completes KC-390 critical design review. In: Flightglobal.com. March 25, 2013, accessed on January 16, 2015 (English): "Embraer says that it has successfully completed a critical design review (CDR) for its KC-390 tactical transport and tanker aircraft in conjunction with the Brazilian air force. The review was completed on March 22, the company says. "
- ↑ Flight Revue - Roll-out Embraer KC-390
- ^ Dan Parsons: Embraer KC-390 rolls out in Brazil. In: Flightglobal.com. October 21, 2014, accessed on January 16, 2015 (English): "The first completed prototype of the Embraer KC-390 military transport aircraft rolled out of the company's Gavião Peixoto, Brazil, production facility on October 21."
- ^ Beth Stevenson: Rheinmetall selected as KC-390 training provider. In: Flightglobal.com. April 15, 2016, accessed April 18, 2016 .
- ^ Nigel Pittaway: International Debut . In: Air Forces Monthly . October. Key Publishing, October 2016, ISSN 0306-5634 , p. 28-29 .
- ↑ Information from Flugrevue, (English)
- ↑ KC-390 Military Transport Airplane, Brazil (English)
- ↑ Felipe Salles: Embraer gets firm order for 28 KC-390s from Brazil. In: Flightglobal.com. May 21, 2014, accessed on January 16, 2015 (English): “During a public unveiling of Embraer's KC-390 final assembly site in Gavião Peixoto, Sao Paulo, company president Frederico Curado signed a firm order with the Brazilian air force for the supply of 28 production KC-390 tactical transport / tanker aircraft. "
- ↑ DFNS: Brazilian Air Force to receive first two KC-390 aircraft this year. In: AINonline. July 14, 2018, accessed August 16, 2018 .
- ↑ El ala 2 en Anápolis sera la primera base del EDS kc390
- ↑ Fighter jet: France's Jet Rafale faces export success, accessed on September 9, 2009
- ↑ Portugal signs KC-390 contract with Embraer. Janes, August 27, 2019
- ↑ Jane's Information Group : Update: KC-390 airlifter makes maiden flight ( Memento from September 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on February 5, 2015
- ^ Peru considers Super Tucano, KC-390 offers. In: Flightglobal.com. March 2, 2012, accessed on January 16, 2015 (English): “Among the key items within the mid-February agreement are the planned purchase of Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucanos, modernization of Peru's EMB-312 Tucanos and the nation's participation in Embraer's KC-390 tactical transport programs. [...] Peru's interest in potentially acquiring an undisclosed number of KC-390s to support its army is conditional on its aerospace companies securing an industrial role in the program. "
- ↑ Information from Embraer, April 2009, PDF, 400 kB (English) ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )