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A-29B Super Tucano

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OVERVIEW

DESCRIPTIONS

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

PERFORMANCE

AVIONICS WEAPONS

COUNTRY

QUESTIONS

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DESCRIPTIONS

A-29 is a turboprop aircraft designedfor light attack, counter insurgency,close air support, aerialreconnaissance, missions in lowthreat environments, as well asproviding advance pilot training .

Designed to operate in hightemperature and humidityconditions in extremely rugged

terrain

Incorporates 4th generation avionicsand weapons system to deliverprecision guided munitions.

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DESCRIPTIONS CONT.

Manufacturer by Embraer Defense and Security

First flight: 2 June 1999, introduction in 2003

Produced 2003present

Number built +170

Unit cost $914 million

$700800/hour operational cost

Developed from Tucano.

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Crew: One pilot on single seat version, one pilot plus onenavigator/student on double seat version.

Payload: 3,420 lb

Length: 37 ft 6 in Wingspan: 36 ft 7 in

Height: 12 ft 9.5 in

Wing area: 209 sq ft

Empty weight: 7,055 lb

Max. takeoff weight: 11,905 lb Powered by a 1,600 SHP Pratt & Whitney

PT6A-68C engine.

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PERFORMANCE

Maximum speed: 320 knots

Cruise speed: 240 knots

Stall speed: 88 knots

G-limits: +7/-3.5g)

Range: 720 nm

Endurance: 8hrs 40mins

Service ceiling: 35,000 ft

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AVIONICS

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AVIONICS

Data Link

HUD / HOTAS

HMD with UFCP(Up Front Control Panel)

Laser INS with GPS Navigational System.

CMFD(Colored Multi-Function Display) liquid crystal activematrix

Automatic Pilot with embedded mission planning capability

Stormscope WX-1000E (Airborne weather mapping system)

Laser Range Finder

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WEAPONS

Hard points: 5, with a capacity of 3,300 lb.

Guns:

(2x) (0.50 in) 950 rounds per minute machine guns in wings.

(1x) 20 mm (0.79 in) 650 rounds per minute GIAT M20A1 cannonbelow the fuselage.

(1x) 12.7 mm FN Herstal HMP for M3P machine gun.

Rockets:

(4x) pods 70 mm (2.75 in) LM-70/19(4x) pods 70 mm (2.75 in) LAU-68A/G

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WEAPONS Cont.

Missiles:

Air-to-air:

-Air-to-air: AIM-9L Sidewinder

-MAA-1A Piranha-Python 3

-Python 4

Air-to-ground:

-AGM-65 Maverick

-Delilah AL

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WEAPONS Cont.

Bombs:

-(10x) Mk 81

-(5x) Mk 82

-M-117-BINC-300

-BLG-252

-Paveway II

-Lizard

Elbit laser guidance kit.

-Griffin IAI laser guidance kit.

-Chaff & Flare (countermeasures)

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COUNTRYS

Angola

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Guatemala

Indonesia

Mauritania

United States

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SUMMARY

DESCRIPTIONS

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

PERFORMANCE

AVIONICS

WEAPONS

COUNTRY

QUESTIONS

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Questions?