The Short Tucano is a two-seat turboprop basic trainer built by Short Brothers in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is a licence-built version of the Brazilian Embraer EMB 312 Tucano.
RAF Short Tucano T1, in display colours for 2008
Short-operated prototype, 1991
A pair of Tucanos in-flight at the 2012 Royal International Air Tattoo
Short Tucano T1 at RIAT 2005
The Embraer EMB 312 T-27 Tucano is a low-wing, tandem-seat, single-turboprop, basic trainer and light attack aircraft developed and produced by Embraer in Brazil. The Brazilian Air Force sponsored the
Short Tucano
…Short Tucano is a two-seat turboprop basic trainer built by Short Brothers in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is a licence-built version of the Brazilian Embraer EMB 312 Tucano. On 14 February 1986, the prototype conducted its maiden flight in Brazil before being delivered to Shorts to be used as a pattern aircraft and modified…
The stretched EMB-312H (s/n 161) had a more powerful engine and was dubbed the "Super Tucano".
The EMB-312F's frameless canopy features an integral centre windshield to provide rear seat slipstream protection during an emergency.