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Embraer at Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition

Written by thomas · Filed Under Defense 

September 10, 2009

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The light attack and advanced training Super Tucano turboprop will be highlighted
São José dos Campos, September 10, 2009 –
Embraer is a newcomer to the Air Force
Association (AFA) Annual Air & Space
Conference and Technology Exposition taking
place September 14-16, in its 24th edition. The
conference will be held at the Gaylord National
Hotel & Convention Center on the Potomac, in
National Harbor, Md., just minutes from
downtown Washington, D.C.. At the event,
Embraer will promote its most successful defense
product: the Super Tucano, a single- or two-seat
light attack and advanced training turboprop.
“The AFA Annual Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition is one of the market’s
most productive trade events,” says Acir Padilha, Embraer Vice President, Marketing and
Sales, Defense Market. “Therefore, we are glad to have this opportunity to promote the Super
Tucano, the only turboprop aircraft in production, worldwide, with its low operating cost,
which is combat proven and specifically designed for counterinsurgency, irregular warfare,
and day and night missions, as well as advanced training.”
Of a total of 169 aircraft sold, so far – 99 of which to the Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea
Brasileira – FAB) – Embraer has orders from the Air Forces of Chile, the Dominican
Republic, and Ecuador. The Super Tucano currently operates successfully with the Brazilian
and Colombian Air Forces on border surveillance and operational missions.

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