EMB 110 Bandeirante

The Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante (Portuguese: "Scout") is a general purpose 15-21 passenger twin-turboprop light transport aircraft suitable for military and civil duties. It is manufactured by the Brazilian corporation, Embraer. Download high resolution version (1021x760, 77 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1021x760, 77 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Monument to the Bandeiras, a stone sculpture group by Victor Brecheret, located in São Paulo, Brazil Bandeirantes were participants in the Bandeiras, expeditions organized by the inhabitants of the then poor village of São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga together with allied Indians to enslave other Indians... A schematic diagram showing the operation of a turboprop engine. ... Look up aircraft in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Civil airliner - Air India Boeing 747-400 Civil aviation is one of two major categories of flying, representing all non-Military aviation, both private and commercial. ... Embraer, the Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A. is a Brazilian aircraft manufacturer. ...

Design and Purpose

The EMB 110 was designed by the French engineer Max Holste following the specifications of the IPD-6504 program set by the Brazilian Ministry of Aeronautics in 1965. Max Holste was a French aeronautical engineer and founder of an aircraft manufacturer company of the same name. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...

The goal was to create a general purpose aircraft, suitable for both civilian and military roles with a low operational cost and high reliability. On this measure, the EMB 110 has succeeded.

Further development of the EMB 110 was halted by the manufacturer in order to shift focus to the larger, faster, and pressurized 30-seat EMB 120 Brasilia. The Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia is a twin-turboprop commuter airliner, produced by Embraer. ...

Production and Service

EMB 110P1

EMB 110B

The first military prototype, designated YC-95, was flown in October 1968 and production began the following year by the newly formed aircraft company Embraer. The passenger model first flew on August 9, 1972 and entered commercial service on April 16, 1973 with the now defunct Brazilian airliner Transbrasil. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 317 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) EMB-110P1 Author: Marcelo F. Pacheco I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 317 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) EMB-110P1 Author: Marcelo F. Pacheco I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1968 Gregorian calendar. ... Embraer, the Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A. is a Brazilian aircraft manufacturer. ... is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Transbrasil was a Brazilian International Airline which stopped operations in December, 2001. ...

Over the next 21 years Embraer built 494 aircraft in numerous configurations for a variety of roles including:

• YC-95 or EMB 100 - Prototype.
• EMB 110 - Military transport version.
• C-95 - Military transport version for the Brazilian Air Force.
• EMB 110A - Radio calibration version.
• E-95 - radio calibration version for the Brazilian Air Force.
• EC-95B - Calibration version for the Brazilian Air Force.
• EMB 110B - Aerial survey, aerial photography version.
• R-95 - Aerial survey version for the Brazilian Air Force.
• EMB 110CN - Three navalised aircraft sold to the Chilean Navy.
• EMB 110C - The first commercial model, 15-seat passenger commuter airline.
• EMB 111A - Maritime patrol version for the Brazilian Air Force. The aircraft also has the Brazilian Air Force designation P-95. A small number was leased to the Argentine Navy after the Falklands/Malvinas War due the retirement of their last SP-2H Neptune and until the introduction of the modified L-188 Electras.
• P-95B -
• EMB 111AN - Six maritime patrol aircraft sold to the Chilean Navy.
• EMB 110E
• EMB 110E(J) - 7 seat executive transport version.
• EMB 110K1 - Cargo transport version.
• C-95A - Cargo version for the Brazilian Air Force.
• EMB 110P - Commuter airline version.
• EMB 110P1 - Quick change cargo/passenger transport version.
• C-95B - Quick change cargo/passenger version for the Brazilian Air Force.
• EMB 110P1 SAR - Search and rescue version.
• EMB 110P/A - 18 seat passenger version, intended for export
• EMB 110P1/A - Mixed passenger/freight version with enlarged cargo door
• EMB 110P1/41 - Cargo/passenger transport aircraft.
• EMB 110P1K/110K - Military version.
• C-95C - The Brazilian Air Force version of the EMB 110P2.
• EMB 110P2
• EMB 110P2/A - Modifications for airline commuter role, seating up to 21 passengers.
• EMB 110P2/41 - 21-seat pressurised commuter airline.
• EMB 110S1 - Geophysical survey version.
• SC-95 - Search and rescue version for the Brazilian Air Force.
• XC-95 - Rain research version for the Brazilian Air Force.

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Operators

Civil Operators

In August 2006 a total of 159 EMB 110 aircraft (all variants) remain in airline service around world with some 65 airlines^[1]. Major operators include: For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

•  Brazil
  • Abaeté Linhas Aéreas (6)
  • Tavaj Linhas Aereas (7)
•  Canada
  • Air Creebec
  • Kenn Borek Air
•  Fiji
  • Air Fiji (7)
•  Tonga
  • Airlines Tonga
•  United States
  • AirNow (14)
•  Venezuela
  • Rutaca (6)

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Military Operators

• EMB 100
  •  Angola
  •  Brazil
  •  Chile
  •  Gabon
  •  Senegal

• EMB 110
  •  Brazil
  •  Cape Verde
  •  Chile
  •  Colombia
  •  Gabon
  •  Peru
  •  Uruguay

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Specifications (EMB 110P1A/41)

General characteristics

• Capacity: 21 passengers
• Length: 15.1 m (49 ft 7 in)
• Wingspan: 15.4 m (50 ft 3 in)
• Height: 4.9 m (16 ft 2 in)
• Wing area: 29.1 m² (313 ft²)
• Max takeoff weight: 5,900 kg (12,500 lb)
• Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 turboprop engines, 559 kW (750 shp) each

Performance

• Cruise speed: 341 km/h (184 knots, 212 mph)
• Range: 1,964 km (1,060 nm, 1,220 mi)

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References

1. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006

• EMB 110 information at Airliners.net
• Endres, Gunter and Gething, Mike. (2002). Aircraft Recognition Guide, (2nd Ed.). New York: Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN 0-00-713721-4

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