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A-29 Super Tucano (Wallpaper 4)
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In 2008 the U.S. Navy began testing the Super Tucano at the behest of the U.S. Special Operations Command for its potential use to support special warfare operations, giving it the official U.S. designation A-29B. The Super Tucano is being offered in a U.S. Air Force competition for 100 counterinsurgency aircraft in 2009. In December 2009, the Peruvian Air Force was considering an order of 12 Super Tucanos.[10] On April 12, 2010, Brazil signed a defensive pact that opened negotiations for the acquisition of 200 Super Tucanos from Embraer to U.S. forces. The aircraft is fitted with two central mission computers. A-29 Super Tucano (Wallpaper 4). A-29 Super Tucano aircraft photo wallpaper gallery 4. A-29 Super Tucano airplane pictures and images collection 4. The integrated weapon system includes software for weapon aiming, weapon management, mission planning and mission rehearsal. Onboard recording is used for post mission analysis. The aircraft has five hardpoints for carrying weapons, and is capable of carrying a maximum external load of 1,500kg. The aircraft is armed with two wing-mounted 12.7mm machine guns with a rate of fire of 1,100 rounds a minute and is capable of carrying general-purpose bombs and guided air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles. Brazilian AF aircraft are armed with the MAA-1 Piranha short-range infrared guided air-to-air missile from Orbita. The two seat AT-29 is fitted with a forward-looking infrared AN/AAQ-22 SAFIRE turret on the underside of the fuselage. The SAFIRE thermal imaging system supplied by FLIR Systems is for targeting, navigation and target tracking. The system allows the aircraft to carry out night surveillance and attack missions. A-29 Super Tucano (Wallpaper 4). A-29 Super Tucano aircraft photo wallpaper gallery 4. A-29 Super Tucano airplane pictures and images collection 4.

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A-29 Super Tucano (Wallpaper 3)
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A total of 25 Super Tucanos (variant AT-29B) were purchased by the Colombian Air Force in a 234 million USD deal, purchased directly from the Brazilian company Embraer. The first three aircraft arrived in the morning of 14 December 2006 to the military airfield of CATAM in Bogotá. Two more planes were delivered on the week of December 16, 2006, ten more in the first semester of 2007 and the rest in June 2008. In 2008, the Colombian Air Force used a Super Tucano armed with Griffin missiles inside Ecuadorian airspace during "Operation Phoenix", destroying a guerrilla cell and killing the second-in-command chief of FARC, Raúl Reyes. This event led to a diplomatic break between the two countries. In 2006, Embraer had a potential sale of 24 units to Venezuela fall through. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez claimed the U.S. was responsible for pressuring Brazil not to sign the contract. A-29 Super Tucano (Wallpaper 3). A-29 Super Tucano aircraft photo wallpaper gallery 3. A-29 Super Tucano airplane pictures and images collection 3. One Super Tucano has also been purchased by a subsidiary of Blackwater Worldwide, an American private military contracting firm. The aircraft did not include the machine guns normally attached to the wings. Embraer has announced it is teaming with Sierra Nevada to build the Super Tucano in Jacksonville, Florida, if the partners can win a US Air Force contract that is scheduled to be awarded in June. Sierra Nevada's role as the US-based prime contractor in Embraer's bid was revealed after both competitors - also including the Lockheed Martin/Hawker Beechcraft AT-6 - completed flight trials in the evaluation process for the light air support (LAS) contract. The programme will supply up to 20 aircraft to serve as counter-insurgency trainers and fighters for Afghan pilots. The USAF also plans to buy 15 aircraft to serve as trainers for its own pilots, who could then be assigned to foreign "partners" fighting insurgents or terrorists. Both competitors think the contract may ultimately be worth more than 35 aircraft, however. A-29 Super Tucano (Wallpaper 3). A-29 Super Tucano aircraft photo wallpaper gallery 3. A-29 Super Tucano airplane pictures and images collection 3.

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A-29 Super Tucano (Wallpaper 2)
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The request for a light attack aircraft was part of the Brazilian government's SIVAM (Amazon Surveillance System) Project. This aircraft would fly with the R-99A and R-99B aircraft currently in service and would be responsible for intercepting illegal aircraft flights and patrolling Brazil's borders. The ALX Project was then created by the Brazilian Air Force, which was also in need of a military trainer to replace the Embraer EMB 326GB Xavante. The project of the new aircraft was suited to the Amazon region (high temperature, moisture, and precipitation; low threat). The ALX was then specified as a turboprop engine aircraft with a long range and autonomy, able to operate in night and day, in any meteorological conditions, and able to land on short airfields lacking infrastructure. The first flight of a single-seat Super Tucano production aircraft occurred on 2 June 1999, while the first flight of the two-seat version took place on 22 October 1999. A-29 Super Tucano (Wallpaper 2)
A-29 Super Tucano aircraft photo wallpaper gallery 2. A-29 Super Tucano airplane pictures and images collection 2. The EMB-314 Super Tucano is an enhanced version, with faster speed and higher altitude, of the EMB-312 Tucano trainer aircraft which is operational in the Air Forces of 17 countries. The prototype of the Super Tucano first flew in 1992. Both Tucano and Super Tucano have been developed and built by Embraer of Brazil. In 1995, Embraer was awarded a contract to develop a variant of the Super Tucano, known as the ALX or light attack aircraft, for the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), optimised for the environmental conditions of the Brazilian Amazon. The ALX is capable of operating day and night missions from remote bases and unpaved runways with minimal ground support. The first production aircraft was completed in 1999. In August 2001, the Brazilian Air Force awarded Embraer a contract for 76 Super Tucano / ALX aircraft with options for a further 23. 51 of these aircraft are two seater versions, designated AT-29, which are stationed at the Natal Air Force Base and replace the AT-26 Xavante advanced jet trainers which are approaching the end of their operational lives. The remaining 25 aircraft are the single seat A-29 ALX version. A-29 Super Tucano (Wallpaper 2). A-29 Super Tucano aircraft photo wallpaper gallery 2. A-29 Super Tucano airplane pictures and images collection 2.

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A-29 Super Tucano (Wallpaper 1)
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The Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano, also named ALX or A-29 is a turboprop aircraft designed for light attack, counter insurgency (COIN) and pilot training missions, incorporating modern avionics and weapons systems. It is currently in service with the air forces of Brazil, Dominican Republic and Colombia, and has been ordered by the forces of Chile and Ecuador. Embraer has plans to sell it to other countries in Asia and the Middle East. Besides pilot training, it is heavily employed in monitoring operations within the Amazon basin. When Embraer introduced the Tucano twenty years ago, it completely revolutionized the concept of military pilot training. Now the company is set to repeat that feat. The Super Tucano makes its debut during times of economic constraint when avionics and armament retirements are placing increased demands on training standards. The last decade brought about dramatic changes in military aviation. A-29 Super Tucano (Wallpaper 1). A-29 Super Tucano aircraft photo wallpaper gallery 1. A-29 Super Tucano airplane pictures and images collection 1. Breakthroughs in avionics, sensors and armament systems have greatly influenced and rationalized the employment of a wide range of fighter, patrol and reconnaissance aircraft platforms, all of which have a significant effect on pilot training. Today's new operating scenarios demand superior skills from airmen which were unimaginable even ten years ago. Then, the aircraft and the training syllabus together simply produced a qualified pilot who was molded to fit operational realities. In these challenging times, the instruction cycle of future military pilots must now ensure an extremely fluid transition to operational units. The end of the cold war gave rise to new threats, which were previously dormant and which could not always be satisfactorily dealt with through high-performance vectors. This was particularly true in regard to territories with extensive and relatively porous borders. Embraer kept these aspects in mind in the development of a radically new aircraft, ideally suited to deal with current and future military fight training requirements and also deployable in scenarios that do not fit high-performance combat aircraft. Named the Super Tucano, this new multi-purpose military turboprop aircraft embodies features guaranteed to make it as legendary as its predecessor, the Tucano, a favorite of so many air forces throughout the world. A-29 Super Tucano (Wallpaper 1). A-29 Super Tucano aircraft photo wallpaper gallery 1. A-29 Super Tucano airplane pictures and images collection 1.