Flying Legend Tucano Replica

Tucano Replica
Tucano Replica
	Tucano Replica on display
General information
Type	Light-sport aircraft
National origin	Italy
Manufacturer	Flying Legend
Status	In production
History
Manufactured	2011-present
Introduction date	2011

Last updated November 09, 2025

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]

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]

Specifications (Tucano Replica)

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

General characteristics

Crew: one
Capacity: one passenger
Length: 7.10 m (23 ft 4 in)
Wingspan: 8.41 m (27 ft 7 in)
Height: 2.43 m (8 ft 0 in)
Wing area: 10.0 m² (108 sq ft)
Empty weight: 420 kg (926 lb)
Gross weight: 750 kg (1,653 lb)
Fuel capacity: 120 litres (26 imp gal; 32 US gal)
Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 915 iS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 104 kW (141 hp)
Propellers: 4-bladed composite

Performance

Cruise speed: 300 km/h (190 mph, 160 kn)
Stall speed: 75 km/h (47 mph, 40 kn) flaps up
Never exceed speed: 330 km/h (210 mph, 178 kn)
Range: 900 km (560 mi, 490 nmi)
g limits: +6.0/-3.0
Rate of climb: 8.5 m/s (1,670 ft/min)
Wing loading: 75 kg/m² (15 lb/sq ft)

References

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
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
↑ Flying Legend (2011). "Tucano Replica Kit". Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
↑ Setupgrade (22 February 2023). "The Dominican DAF acquires the Dulus TP-75 aircraft". Flying Legend. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
↑ Flying Legend (2011). "Tucano Replica Specifications". Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

External links

Official website

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[WDLA11-1] 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

[WDLA15-2] 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

[Kit-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.

[Specs-5] Flying Legend (2011). "Tucano Replica Specifications". Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

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