TB-30 Epsilon vs EMB 312 Tucano
| French trainer aircraft from the 1980s, widely used by French, Greek, and Portuguese air forces for advanced pilot training. |
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| Origin country |
🇫🇷 France
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| Category |
Military Training Aircraft |
| Manufacturer |
Socata |
| First flight |
22 December 1979 |
| Year of introduction |
1984 |
| Number produced |
19 units
|
| Average unit price |
$1 million
|
| Brazilian military trainer aircraft, utilized heavily in the 1980s, known for participation in the Iran–Iraq war. |
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| Origin country |
🇧🇷 Brazil
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| Category |
Military Training Aircraft |
| Manufacturer |
Embraer |
| First flight |
16 August 1980 |
| Year of introduction |
1983 |
| Number produced |
624 units
|
| Average unit price |
$6 million
|
| Wing area |
9.0 m²
◉
|
| Wingspan |
7.9 m
◉
|
| Height |
2.7 m
◉
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| Length |
7.6 m
◉
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| Maximum speed |
356 km/h
◉
|
| Operational range |
1,300 km
|
| Service ceiling |
7,010 m
◉
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| Max. takeoff weight |
1,250 kg
◉
|
| Empty weight |
932 kg
◉
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| Total thrust |
1 x 224 kW
◉
|
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|
| Wing area |
19.4 m²
◉
|
| Wingspan |
11.1 m
◉
|
| Height |
3.4 m
◉
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| Length |
9.9 m
◉
|
| Maximum speed |
448 km/h
◉
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| Operational range |
-- km
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| Service ceiling |
9,145 m
◉
|
| Max. takeoff weight |
3,175 kg
◉
|
| Empty weight |
1,870 kg
◉
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| Total thrust |
1 x 559 kW
◉
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Photo of EMB 312 Tucano by Embraer.