The in Brazilian built Embraer KC-390 is a medium-size, twin-engine jet-powered military transport aircraft to perform aerial refuelling and to transport cargo and troops.
Role: Medium-sized transport aircraft
National origin: Brazil
Manufacture: Embraer
First flight: 3 February 2015
Introduction: 2018/19
Two prototypes were planned by the program. The first prototype (PT-ZNF) rolled out from the Embraer subsidiary plant, Embraer Defense and Security, at Gavião Peixoto, São Paulo on 21 October 2014, and flew for the first time on 3 February 2015
Orders
The Brazilian Air Force ordered 28 KC-390, in addition to the two prototypes.
The Portugese Government has authorized the purchase of five KC-390 military aircraft, with the option of one more for the Portuguese Air Force
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity:
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- 80 passengers or
- 64 airborne troops or
- 6 pallets (68″ X 108″) or
- 74 litter patients with 2 medical personnel or
- 2–3 Humvee and Agrale Marruá or an Astros II MLRS or a LAV III and VBTP-MR Guarani
- Cargo compartment: Length 17.75 m X width 3.45 m X height 2.9 m
- Payload: 26 tonnes (59,500 lb)
- Length: 33.43 m (109 ft, 8 in)
- Wingspan: 33.94 m (111 ft,4 in)
- Height: 11.43 m (37 ft 6 in)
- Loaded weight: 74.0 tonnes (163,142 lb)
- Max. takeoff weight: 81.0 tonnes (178,574 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × IAE V2500-E5 turbofan, 139.4 kN (31,330 lbf) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: Mach 0.8 (470 knots, 850 km/h, 541 mph)
- Range: 2,730 nmi (with 14 ton payload)
- Range with full payload (distributed): 1,520 nmi (23 tonne payload)
- Range with full payload (concentrated): 1,140 nmi (26 tonne payload)
- Ferry range: 3,310 nmi (wing fuel), 4,600 nmi (fuselage tanks)
- Service ceiling: 36,000 ft (10,973 m)
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