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Embraer A-29 Super Tucano
The A-29 Super Tucano is a single-engine, turboprop light attack aircraft built by Embraer Defense and Security. The Air Force's 81st Fighter Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia flew it in the light air support training mission for Afghan pilots and maintainers. Air Forces Central lists a cruise speed of 280 knots, a maximum operating altitude of 35,000 feet, a maximum range of 1,500 nautical miles and maximum stores of 3,300 pounds. A crew of one or two pilots flies it, and it carries two .50-caliber guns and general-purpose or laser-guided munitions of 250 to 500 pounds.
- Cruise speed
- 280 knots (520 km/h)
- Payload
- 3,300 lb (1,497 kg)
- Engines
- One Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6 turboprop in the fuselage
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Specifications
| Ceiling | 35,000 ft (10,700 m) |
|---|---|
| Status | Still flying with a few operators |
Who flies it
- US Air Force
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