Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante is a twin - engine, turboprop, lightweight, versatile aircraft. In civil aviation, it was used as a short-haul passenger aircraft .
| EMB 110 Bandeirante | |
|---|---|
 EMB 110P | |
| Type of | short-haul passenger aircraft |
| Developer |  Embraer |
| Manufacturer | Embraer |
| Chief Designer | Max holste |
| First flight | October 26, 1968 |
| Start of operation | april 1973 |
| Status | operated by |
| Operators | Brazilian Air Force AirNow |
| Years of production | 1968 - 1991 [1] |
| Units produced | 501 [1] |
Produced by the Brazilian company Embraer . The first flight was made on October 26, 1968 . Can carry up to 21 passengers. Mass production ceased in 1991 . Embraer has developed many modifications of the EMB 110 aircraft.
The EMB 110 was developed under the program of the Brazilian Ministry of Aeronautics. The designer was French aviation engineer Max Holste (Max Holste).
The name Bandeirante means Portuguese settlers who moved deep into the mainland and gradually mastered Brazil, like the American pioneers in the United States.
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Performance characteristics
The characteristics below correspond to the EMB 110P modification:
- Specifications
- Crew : 2
- Passenger capacity: 18-21 people
- Loading capacity : 1 680 kg
- Length : 15.1 m
- Wing Span: 15.32 m
- Height : 4.92 m
- Wing area: 29.1 m²
- Empty weight: 3,620 kg
- Maximum take-off weight : 5,900 kg
- Fuel tank capacity: 1,720 liters
- The mass of fuel in the internal tanks:EMB 110B
- Power point : 2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34
- Engine power: 2 × 750 hp (2 × 559 kW)
- Screw diameter: 2.36 m
- Flight performance
- Maximum speed: 550 km / h
- Cruising speed : 417 km / h
- Practical range: 2 100 km
- Flight range with maximum load: 1 180 km
- Practical ceiling : 6,860 m
Accidents and Incidents
According to the Aviation Safety Network website as of March 15, 2019, a total of 98 Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante aircraft were lost as a result of accidents and serious accidents. [2] Embraer EMB-110 attempted to hijack 3 times, while no one died. In total, 558 people died in these incidents. [3]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 EMB Bandeirante
- ↑ Harro Ranter. Aviation Safety Network> ASN Aviation Safety Database> Type index> ASN Aviation Safety Database results . aviation-safety.net. The appeal date is March 15, 2019.
- ↑ Harro Ranter. Aviation Safety Network> ASN Aviation Safety Database> Aircraft type index> Embraer EMB-110> Embraer EMB-110 Statistics . aviation-safety.net. The appeal date is March 15, 2019.