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The Aerotec A-122 Uirapuru was a Brazilian military trainer aircraft. It was a low-wing monoplane with tricycle undercarriage that accommodated the pilot and instructor side-by-side. It first flew on 2 June 1965.[1]

A-122 Uirapuru
T-23A Uirapuru.
Role	Primary Trainer Type of aircraft
National origin	Brazil
Manufacturer	Aerotec S/A Indústria Aeronáutica
First flight	2 June 1965
Produced	1968–1977
Number built	155
Developed into	Aerotec A-132 Tangará

Design and development

In October 1967, the Brazilian Air Force ordered 30 aircraft to replace the obsolete Fokker S.11s and S.12s (T-21s and T-22s) that were operating in the Air Force Academy.[2] Later, they ordered another 40, and then 30 more. These were designated T-23.

The Bolivian Air Force ordered 36 examples in 1974, which flew until 1997, and in 1975 the Paraguayan Air Force bought eight aircraft to replace the Fokker T-21 (S.11). In 1986, six more were donated by the FAB. Most of them were withdrawn from service in 1992, replaced by the Enaer T-35 Pillán. As of 2009, only one T-23 is in flying conditions. Thirty others were sold in the civilian market.

A total of 155 were built including prototypes by the time production finished in 1977.[3]

The T-23 suffered fatal accidents during spin training. The problem was solved after a crash in which an instructor described his stricken aircraft's responses to his control inputs all the way to the end. Uirapurus then received a ventral fin under the rear fuselage to correct the issue.

In 1980 interest by the airforce in an improved version led to the development of the Uirapuru II, later known as the A-132 Tangará.

Variants

• A-122A Uirapuru – T-23 – Military trainer
• A-122B Uirapuru – Civil version[4]
• A-122C Uirapuru – T-23C
• A-132 Uirapuru II – enlarged version with improved canopy and larger vertical tail surfaces.[4]

Operators

 Bolivia

• Bolivian Air Force – 18 A-122A purchased in 1974.[5]

 Brazil

• Brazilian Air Force

 Paraguay

• Paraguayan Air Force – 14 aircraft (8 in 1975 and 6 in 1986)
• Escuela Nacional de Aeronáutica Civil – 1 aircraft (early 70s)

Specifications (T-23)

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1971–72 [6]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 6.60 m (21 ft 8 in)
• Wingspan: 8.50 m (27 ft 11 in)
• Height: 2.70 m (8 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 13.50 m² (145.3 sq ft)
• Aspect ratio: 5.33:1
• Airfoil: NACA 43013
• Empty weight: 540 kg (1,190 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 840 kg (1,852 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 140 L (37 US gal; 31 imp gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-320-B2B 4-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine, 120 kW (160 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed Sensenich M-76-DM-60 fixed-pitch metal propeller, 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) diameter

Performance

• Maximum speed: 225 km/h (140 mph, 121 kn)
• Cruise speed: 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) at 1,500 m (4,900 ft) (max cruise)
• Stall speed: 88 km/h (55 mph, 48 kn) (flaps down)
• Never exceed speed: 337 km/h (209 mph, 182 kn)
• Range: 800 km (500 mi, 430 nmi)
• Endurance: 4 hr
• Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,800 ft)
• Rate of climb: 4 m/s (790 ft/min)
• Takeoff run: 200 m (660 ft)
• Landing run: 180 m (590 ft)

See also

Related development

• Aerotec A-132 Tangará
• Galeão 8 FG Guanabara

References

Notes

Bibliography

• Pereira, Roberto (July 1977). "Songbird of the Amazon". Air International. Vol. 13, no. 1. pp. 13–17.
• Siegrist, Martin (October 1987). "Bolivian Air Power — 70 Years On". Air International. Vol. 33, no. 4. pp. 170–176, 194. ISSN 0306-5634.
• Taylor, John W.R., ed. (1971). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1971–72. London: Sampson Low. ISBN 0-354-00094-2.
• Taylor, John W R, ed. (1980). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1980–81. London: Jane's Publishing. ISBN 0-7106-7105-9.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 39.

На других языках

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[de] Aerotec A.122

Die Aerotec A. 122 Uirapuru ist ein propellergetriebenes zweisitziges Schulflugzeug von Aerotec mit nebeneinander angeordneten Sitzen.

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- [en] Aerotec A-122 Uirapuru

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[fr] Aerotec Uirapuru

L'Aerotec A-122 Uirapuru est un avion d’entraînement élémentaire militaire brésilien.

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[it] Aerotec Uirapuru

L'Aerotec A-122 Uirapuru è un addestratore basico, progettato e costruito dall'azienda aeronautica brasiliana Aerotec. È un monomotore ad ala bassa a 2 posti affiancati. Grazie alle sue capacità aerodinamiche è stato impiegato sia in ambito militare che civile, come aeroplano sportivo, da turismo e nelle scuole di volo.

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