Embraer EMB 314
| Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano | |
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| Type: | Fighter / trainer aircraft |
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May 15, 1993 |
| Commissioning: |
2003 |
| Production time: |
since 2001 |
The Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano is a light COIN and close air support aircraft produced by the Brazilian manufacturer Embraer . The machines also carry the Brazilian Air Force IDs ALX or A-29 (official US designation).
history
There are two versions of the aircraft: the EMB 314 Super Tucano as a training aircraft and the A (T) -29 ALX as a military surveillance and ground attack aircraft. The A-29 is a one-seater and the AT-29 is a two-seater . The Embraer EMB 312 served as the basis for the development . In the mid-1990s, a 1.37 m longer version called the EMB 312H Super Tucano was presented, the prototype of which flew for the first time on September 9, 1991. This was equipped with a P&W Canada PT6A-68 / I with 1193 kW of power and a five-bladed propeller. In addition, avionics, ejection seats and other components were changed. From these machines, the EMB 314 Super Tucano was developed for the American JPATS competition, the first of the two prototypes of which took off for its maiden flight on May 15, 1993. The two prototypes were powered by a PWC PT6A-68-5 with 932 kW.
The machine was not successful in the competition for the American order, but became the basis for the in-house development ALX. This met the requirements of the Brazilian Air Force for an armed patrol aircraft to monitor the Amazon region (SIVAM program). The two Super Tucano were converted into ALX prototypes and flew in this version for the first time in 1996.
The first full-fledged prototype that corresponded to the standard state had its maiden flight on June 2, 1999 . In August 2001, the Brazilian Air Force signed a contract to purchase 76 ALX (25 single-seaters and 51 two-seaters), the delivery of which began in late 2003.
In December 2005, Colombia ordered some machines, the delivery of which began in 2006. The sale of 24 machines to Venezuela was abandoned due to US safety concerns. The private security and military company Academi , which operates in Iraq and Afghanistan among others, bought a machine of this type in 2008 for its subsidiary EP Aviation LLC .
In 2008 the US Navy tested the Super Tucano for the US Special Operations Command, whereupon it was given the designation A-29 . As a result, Embraer offered the A-29 to the US Air Force in 2009. In December 2010, Paraguay received three EMB 314 Super Tucano / ALX from Brazil as part of the military cooperation program. The machines are used for military training and have no weapons system on board.
technology
Differences to the EMB-312H include an enhanced cell and a reinforced cockpit with Kevlar armor , HOTAS control, head-up display and multi-function displays. The pilots can optionally be equipped with night vision devices attached to the helmet. They are supposed to fight drug smugglers - especially with the A-29. A GPS receiver and TCAS are also on board.
User states
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Afghanistan
- Afghan Air Force : 20 (+6 ordered) A-29B (EMB-314 Super Tucano), shipped January 15, 2016 by Sierra Nevada Corporation on behalf of the US Department of Defense. 6 more were ordered in 2018.
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Angola
- Força Aérea Nacional de Angola : 6 EMB-314 Super Tucano have been delivered since 2013.
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Brazil
- Força Aérea Brasileira : 99 , 33 A-29A, 66 A-29B (EMB-314 Super Tucano); The FAB was the client and first time customer, the delivery took place from Dec. 2003-2006.
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Burkina Faso
- Force Aérienne de Burkina Faso : 3 A-29B (EMB-314 Super Tucano) were delivered in 2011
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Chile
- Fuerza Aérea de Chile : 18 A-29B (EMB-314 Super Tucano); The FACh received 18 machines in two lots, the first 12 in 2009/10 and another 2 in 2018, with 4 more to follow in the course of 2018.
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Dominican Republic
- Fuerza Aérea Dominicana : 8 EMB-314, since 2010 in service as a trainer and coast patrol aircraft
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Ecuador
- Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana : 24 EMB-314 Super Tucano, deliveries since 2009
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Ghana
- Ghana Air Force : 9 EMB 314 Super Tucano
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Honduras
- Fuerza Aérea Hondureña : 2 EMB 314 Super Tucano
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Indonesia
- Indonesian Air Force : 16 EMB 314 Super Tucano
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Colombia
- Fuerza Aérea Colombiana : 25 EMB-314 Super Tucano, first delivery in December 2006
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Lebanon
- Armed Forces of Lebanon : 6 EMB-314 Super Tucano, delivery since October 2017
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Mali
- Force Aérienne de la Republique du Mali : 4 EMB-314 Super Tucano, delivery 2018
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Mauritania
- Force Aérienne Islamique de Mauritanie : 3 EMB-314 Super Tucano planned, one already delivered in October 2012
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Nigeria
- Nigerian Air Force : 12 EMB-314 Super Tucano (ordered in 2018)
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Philippines
- Philippine Air Force : 6 EMB-314 Super Tucano ordered, delivery from 2019
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Senegal
- Armée de l'Air Sénégalaise : 3 A-29B (EMB-314 Super Tucano)
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United States
- Blackwater Worldwide : 1 EMB-314 Super Tucano for testing by today's US private security and military company Academi, at the time of purchase still with subsidiary EP Aviation, purchase in June 2008
- United States Air Force : 2 A-29 Super Tucano, for the evaluation of a use as a light ground attack aircraft
- United States Navy : 1 EMB-314 Super Tucano, for testing for the Imminent Fury program.
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Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| crew | 1-2 pilots |
| length | 11.30 m |
| span | 11.14 m |
| height | 3.97 m |
| Wing area | 19.4 m² |
| Wing extension | 6.4 |
| payload | 1800 kg |
| Empty mass | 3150 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 4918 kg |
| Cruising speed | 535 km / h |
| Top speed | 590 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 10,600 m |
| Range | 1568 km |
| Combat Range | 540 km |
| Rate of climb | 24 m / s (on MSL ) |
| Engine | a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 A-68/1 propeller turbine with 1,600 hp (1,177 kW) |
| Technical equipment | GPS / night flight equipment / TCAS |
Armament
Fixed armament in the two wings
- 2 × 12.7 mm FN Herstal M3P machine guns with 250 rounds of ammunition in an ammunition container each in the wings
Armament up to 1550 kg at five external load stations under the two wings and the fuselage
Air-to-air guided missiles
- 2 × Raytheon AIM-9L "Sidewinder" - thermal image-controlled self-targeting short-range air-to-air guided missile
- 2 × Mectron MAA-1 "Piranha" - thermal image-controlled self-targeting short-range air-to-air guided missile
- 2 × Rafael Python-3 - thermal imaging self-targeting short-range air-to-air guided missile
- 2 × Rafael Python-4 - thermal imaging self-targeting short-range air-to-air guided missile
unguided air-to-surface missiles
- 4 × LM-70/19 rocket tube launch containers for 19 × unguided air-to-ground missiles SBAT-70 ; Caliber 70 mm
- 4 × LAU-68A / G-missile launch tube for each container 7 × unguided air to surface rockets Hydra ; Caliber 70 mm
- 4 × TBA 68-7 launch containers, each for 7 × unguided air-to-ground missiles SNEB missiles; Caliber 68 mm
- 4 × TBA Telson 12JF for 12 × unguided air-to-surface missiles SNEB missiles; Caliber 68 mm
guided bombs
- 4 × GBU-12 "Paveway II" - laser-guided glide bomb (227 kg)
- 4 × Mectron SMKB-82 (Mk.82, 227 kg bomb with Britanite INS / GPS sensor)
- 4 × laser-guided glide bombs (227 kg with Elbit Lizard laser steering attachment)
- 4 × laser-guided glide bombs (227 kg with IAIA Griffin laser steering attachment)
- 8 × Raytheon AGM-175 Griffin - glide bomb (15 kg)
Free fall bombs
- 4 × Mk.81 (113 kg free-fall bomb )
- 4 × Mk.82 (227 kg free-fall bomb)
- 4 × M117 (343 kg free fall bomb)
- 4 × BINC-300 (282 kg aerosol bomb )
- 4 × BLG-252 (324 kg cluster bomb )
External container
- 2 × GIAT M20A1 automatic cannon container (POD M20A1 in 20 mm caliber with 180 rounds of ammunition)
- 3 × disposable additional fuel tanks for 330 liters (87 US gal) of kerosene
Self-defense systems
- 2 × flare launchers
Sensors
- 1 × thermal imaging device FLIR AN / AAQ-22 Star SAFIRE II (electro-optically combined with a thermal imaging sensor)
- 2 × AN / AAR-60 (V) 2 guided missile warning sensor (English MAWS for Missile Approach Warning System)
- 4 × radar warning sensors (English RWR for Radar Warning Receiver)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ FliegerRevue April 2009, pp. 36-40, EMB 312 Tucano / Super Tucano
- ↑ Paraguay receives three Tucano aircraft from Brazil , on latina-press.com, accessed on December 1, 2019
- ↑ Afghan Air Force receives first four A-29s
- ↑ Afghanistan to receive six more Super Tucanos, Janes, October 25, 2017 ( Memento from October 26, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Chilean Air Force receives more Embraer Super Tucanos, Janes, March 22, 2018 ( Memento of March 27, 2018 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Ghana To Acquire 4 Additional Super Tucanos, Defense News, December 11, 2015
- ↑ Jane's Information Group : Lebanon to get Super Tucanos in 2018 ( Memento from April 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (English), accessed on June 16, 2015
- ↑ Jane's Information Group: Mali receives four Super Tucanos ( Memento from July 15, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) (English), accessed on June 16, 2018
- ↑ Mauritania Receives Brazilian-made Super Tucano Jet Fighter , on northafricapost.com
- ↑ Nigeria signs for Super Tucanos ( Memento from December 2, 2018 in the Internet Archive ), Janes, November 30, 2018
- ↑ Manila to beef up attack capability with Super Tucano, Flightglobal, November 30, 2017
- ↑ Blackwater wants to "practice" with a fighter jet ( Memento from June 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ USAF contracts light-strike aircraft to further LAE experiment, Janes, March 18, 2020