Flying Legend Tucano Replica

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Tucano Replica
Tucano-Replica.jpg
Tucano Replica on display
Role Light-sport aircraft
National origin Italy
Manufacturer Flying Legend
Introduction2011
StatusIn production
Produced2011-present

The Flying Legend Tucano Replica (English: Toucan ) is an Italian light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Flying Legend of Caltagirone and introduced at the AERO Friedrichshafen show in 2011. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft. [1] [2]

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Flying Legend is a collaborative project between MGA and Barum. [1]

Design and development

The Tucano Replica is scale replica of the 1980s vintage Embraer EMB 312 Tucano turboprop trainer and features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-tandem enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. A fixed gear model has been developed for the US light sport aircraft market. [1] [2]

The aircraft is made from 2024-T3 aluminum and 6061-T6 aluminum sheet. Its 8.41 m (27.6 ft) span wing has an area of 10.0 m2 (108 sq ft) and is equipped with flaps. Standard engines available are the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant, with the 115 hp (86 kW) Rotax 914 , 141 hp (105 kW) Rotax 915 and 125 hp (93 kW) D-Motor LF39 optional. [1] [2] [3]

Variants

An experimental military version known as the TP-75 Dulus was acquired by the Dominican Republic in 2023. [4]

A Tp-75 from the Dominican Republic Air Force. 7500 (Flying legend Tp75 Dulus).jpg
A Tp-75 from the Dominican Republic Air Force.

Specifications (Tucano Replica)

Data from Bayerl and Flying Legend [1] [5]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 54. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  2. 1 2 3 Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 108. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN   1368-485X
  3. ↑ Flying Legend (2011). "Tucano Replica Kit". Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  4. ↑ Setupgrade (22 February 2023). "The Dominican DAF acquires the Dulus TP-75 aircraft". Flying Legend. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  5. ↑ Flying Legend (2011). "Tucano Replica Specifications". Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
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