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Embraer EMB 312 Tucano is a trainer and light attack aircraft originating in Brazil. It was built by Embraer. Reported operators include Brazilian Air Force Egyptian Air Force Argentine Air Force Peruvian Air Force.
Trainer and light attack aircraft
Brazil
Embraer
In service
Brazilian Air Force Egyptian Air Force Argentine Air Force Peruvian Air Force
637
1980–1996
September 1983
16 August 1980
Short Tucano
Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano
2
9.86 m (32 ft 4 in)
11.14 m (36 ft 7 in)
3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)
19.4 m 2 (209 sq ft)
1,810 kg (3,990 lb)
3,175 kg (7,000 lb)
694 litres (183 US gal; 153 imp gal)
1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-25C turboprop engine, 552 kW (740 hp)
458 km/h (285 mph, 247 kn) at 4,115 metres (13,500 ft)
441 km/h (274 mph, 238 kn)
1,916 km (1,191 mi, 1,035 nmi)
8,750 m (28,700 ft)
** Gun pods : AN/M-B machine gun 12,7 mm machine gun 7,62 mm machine gun (500 rounds) Rocket Machine Gun pod: RMP LC with a 12.7mm M3P and (4x) 70 mm
4 under-wing pylons with a capacity of 1,000 kg (2,200 lb)
root: NACA 63A415 ; tip: NACA 63A212
4-bladed constant-speed propeller
124 km/h (77 mph, 67 kn)
539 km/h (335 mph, 291 kn)
+ 6 /- 3
164 kg/m 2 (34 lb/sq ft)
RMP LC with a 12.7mm M3P and (4x) 70 mm
** 127 mm HVAR ground rockets Rocket pods: SBAT (7x) 37 mm SBAT (7x) 70 mm
SBAT (7x) 37 mm SBAT (7x) 70 mm
** General-purpose bomb : Mk 81 Mk 82 Practice bomb: MK 76 (20 lb)
MK 76 (20 lb)
Ferry tanks: 2x 660 litres (170 US gal) or 330 litres (87 US gal)
2x 660 litres (170 US gal) or 330 litres (87 US gal)
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.86 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.86 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.86 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.86 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Embraer EMB 312 Tucano equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
AngolaAir Force/Air Defence exact named equipment holdings: EMB-312 Tucano. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for Embraer EMB 312. Service scope: National Air Force of Angola; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 12. Origin: Brazil. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
ArgentinaAir Operations Command exact named equipment holdings: EMB-312 Tucano. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
BrazilAir Force exact named equipment holdings: EMB-312 Tucano (T-27/-27M). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
ColombiaReported count for EMB 312 Tucano. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 14. Origin: Brazil. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
EgyptAir Force exact named equipment holdings: EMB-312 Tucano. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
HondurasAir Force exact named equipment holdings: EMB-312 Tucano. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
IranDirectory active-fleet estimate for the source types EMB-312, grouped under Embraer EMB 312 Tucano. Sums only the listed service and role rows; includes training and special-mission versions where explicitly listed. Excludes the separate Ordered column, aircraft in storage, aircraft undergoing or awaiting upgrades, and the directory's other exclusions. This is the dated directory coverage of these types, not a complete owned-fleet census or a readiness count.
MauritaniaAir Force exact named equipment holdings: EMB-312 Tucano. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIRCRAFT / TRG. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
ParaguayDated directory active-fleet estimate for EMB-312, grouped under Embraer EMB 312 Tucano. Only the explicitly listed service/role Active cells are included. Ordered, stored and upgrade aircraft are excluded. This is the directory coverage of these source types, not a national total, complete owned-fleet census or readiness count.
VenezuelaDated directory active-fleet estimate for EMB-312, grouped under Embraer EMB 312 Tucano. Only the explicitly listed service/role Active cells are included. Ordered, stored and upgrade aircraft are excluded. This is the directory coverage of these source types, not a national total, complete owned-fleet census or readiness count.
Brazilian Air Force Egyptian Air Force Argentine Air Force Peruvian Air Force
Equipment reference ↗Reported count for Embraer EMB-312. Service scope: Egyptian Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 14. Origin: Brazil. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for EMB-312 Tucano · AT-27. Service scope: Honduran Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 8. Origin: Brazil. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2023), not the article revision. 2023 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.