Brasil - September 2012
Brasil - September 2012Photos by Peter. Visit São José dos Campos website for more information.
The AMX A-1 is a ground-attack aircraft for battlefield interdiction, close air support and reconnaissance missions. It was built from 1986 to 1999 by AMX International, an Italian-Brazilian joint venture.
Embraer EMB 121 Xingu produced 106 aircraft from 1977 to 1987. Final versions could carry two pilots and 8 to 9 passengers.
Embraer EMB 312 Tucano is a turboprop aircraft designed for light attack, counter insurgency, close air support, aerial surveillance and basic trainer complete with ejection seat and capable of nine hours of flight. Prototype flew in 1980 and went into production in 1983. Embraer produced 664 from 1980 to 1996 in all variants. Developed into Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano with 1,600 Shp Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68C engine.
São José dos Campos is home to Embraer, the fourth largest manufacturer of military, commercial, agricultural and business aircraft in the world. Memorial Aeroespacial Brasilairo is located next to the city airport.
Memorial Aeroespacial Brasilairo is a show case of Brasilian Science and Technology in the Aerospace Industry.
Memorial Aeroespacial Brasilairo is located near the Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA) a very prestigious Brasilian Engineering University. Undergraduate and graduate studies and research cover all aspects of Aeronautical Engineering and Science, from guidance systems, missile and bomb technology to rocketry, alternate fuels and material sciences.
Memorial Aeroespacial Brasilairo
Memorial Aeroespacial Brasilairo exhibition building.
On display are several bombs and rockets developed in Brasil for their military.
Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante regional airliner can carry between 15 and 21 passengers. Over 500 were produced from 1968 to 1990 and was introduced to service in 1973.
Memorial Aeroespacial Brasilairo - MAB
Memorial Aeroespacial Brasilairo - MAB
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