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Measured figures
An-72 · Length
Single source28.07 m (92 ft 1 in)[source]
EMB 314 Super Tucano · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Antonov An-72 | Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano |
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| Type | Transport aircraft[source] | Light attack and counter-insurgency aircraft[source] |
| National origin | Soviet Union[source] | Brazil[source] |
| Manufacturer | Antonov[source] | Embraer Defense and Security[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service |
11.38 m (37 ft 4 in)[source]
EMB 314 Super Tucano · (hi-lo-hi profile, 1,500 kg (3,307 lb) of external stores)
Single source550 km (340 mi, 300 nmi) (hi-lo-hi profile, 1,500 kg (3,307 lb) of external stores)[source]
EMB 314 Super Tucano · 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68C turboprop engine
Single source1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68C turboprop engine, 1,196 kW (1,604 hp)[source]
An-72 · 2 × Lotarev D-36 series 1A Turbofan thrust each
Single source2 × Lotarev D-36 series 1A Turbofan, 63.9 kN (14,330 lbf) thrust each[source]
EMB 314 Super Tucano · Endurance
Single source8 hours 24 minutes[source]
EMB 314 Super Tucano · 3,230 ft/min
Single source16.4 m/s (3,230 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | Russian Aerospace Forces Russian Navy Angolan Air Force Soviet Air Force (historical)[source] | Brazilian Air Force Colombian Aerospace Force Chilean Air Force Ecuadorian Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | 133[source] | 260+ (April 2023)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1977–2002[source] | 2003–present[source] |
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| First flight | 31 August 1977 ( 1977-08-31 )[source] | 2 June 1999[source] |
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| Developed into | Antonov An-71 Antonov An-74[source] | — |
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| Capacity | up to 52 passengers or 10 tonnes of cargo[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | — | 2003[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Embraer EMB 312 Tucano[source] |
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| Guns | — | 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 (under development) under wings, 3,000 rounds per minute.[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | 5 (two under each wing and one under fuselage centreline) with a capacity of 1,550 kg (3,300 lb)[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 63A415 ; tip: NACA 63A212[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 5-bladed Hartzell , 2.39 m (7 ft 10 in) diameter constant-speed, fully feathering, reversible-pitch propeller[source] |
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| Stall speed | — | 148 km/h (92 mph, 80 kn)[source] |
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| g limits | — | + 7 / − 3.5[source] |
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| Rockets | — | Four pods 70 mm (2.75 in) LM-70/19 (SBAT-70 ) Four pods 70 mm (2.75 in) LAU-68A/G Four pods for the 70 mm (2.75 in) APKWS[source] |
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| Missiles | — | Air-to-air : AIM-9L Sidewinder MAA-1A Piranha MAA-1B Piranha (under development) Python 3 Python 4 Air-to-ground : AGM-65 Maverick Roketsan Cirit General-purpose bombs : Ten Mk 81 Five Mk 82 M117 Incendiary bombs : BINC-300 Cluster bombs : BLG-252 Precision-guided bombs : FPG-82 (under development) Friuli Aeroespacial INS / GPS guidance kit for Mk 82 . SMKB-82 – INS / GPS guidance kit for Mk 82 . GBU-54 (under development) GBU-38 (under development) GBU-39 (under development) Paveway II Lizard – Elbit laser guidance kit. Griffin – IAI laser guidance kit.[source] |
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| Air-to-air | — | AIM-9L Sidewinder MAA-1A Piranha MAA-1B Piranha (under development) Python 3 Python 4[source] |
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| Air-to-ground | — | AGM-65 Maverick Roketsan Cirit[source] |
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| General-purpose bombs | — | Ten Mk 81 Five Mk 82 M117[source] |
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| Incendiary bombs | — | BINC-300[source] |
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| Cluster bombs | — | BLG-252[source] |
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| Precision-guided bombs | — | FPG-82 (under development) Friuli Aeroespacial INS / GPS guidance kit for Mk 82 . SMKB-82 – INS / GPS guidance kit for Mk 82 . GBU-54 (under development) GBU-38 (under development) GBU-39 (under development) Paveway II Lizard – Elbit laser guidance kit. Griffin – IAI laser guidance kit.[source] |
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| Others | — | Chaff & flare (countermeasure) FLIR AN/AAQ-22 Star Safire II (Electro-optical/infrared sensors) Drop tanks[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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