EMBRAER EMB 121 Xingu
Utility Aircraft
Photo ©: Mike Vallentin
The EMBRAER EMB 121 Xingu is a twin-engined utility and corporate aircraft for up to 9 passengers produced by the Brazilian manufacturer Embraer (Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica, S.A.).
The EMB 121B Xingu II is a version with slightly stretched fuselage new four-bladed propeller and more powerful Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42 engines.
| Propulsion | 2 Turboprop Engines |
| Engine Model | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-28 |
| Engine Power (each) | 507 kW | 680 shp |
| Speed | 450 km/h | 243 kts
280 mph |
| Service Ceiling | 7.925 m | 26.000 ft |
| Range | 2.271 km | 1.226 NM
1.411 mi. |
| Empty Weight | 3.620 kg | 7.981 lbs |
| max. Takeoff Weight | 5.670 kg | 12.500 lbs |
| Wing Span | 14,45 m | 47 ft 5 in |
| Wing Area | 27,5 m² | 296 ft² |
| Length | 12,25 m | 40 ft 2 in |
| Height | 4,74 m | 15 ft 7 in |
| First Flight | 10.10.1976 |
| Production Status | out of production |
| Production Range | 1977-1987 |
| Total Production | 105 |
| ICAO Code | E121 |
| Data for (Version) | EMBRAER EMB-121A Xingu |
| Variants | EMB 121A Xingu I, EMB 121A1 Xingu II, EMB 121V Xingu III, VU-9 |
