The EMB 121 Xingu is a small twin-turboprop aircraft named after the Xingu River, built by Embraer with the wing and engine layout of its Bandeirante married to a new pressurised fuselage and a T-tail. Development began in 1975, the prototype flew on 10 October 1976, and the Brazilian type certificate followed in May 1977. A more powerful version, the Xingu II, first flew on 4 September 1981 with PT6A-135 engines and seats for eight or nine passengers. The French Ministry of Defense chose the Xingu in 1980 as a multi-engine trainer and bought 41 for its air force and navy, which still operated 32 of them in 2022. Production ended in 1987 after 106 aircraft, 51 of them exported.
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The EMB 121 first flew on 10 October 1976.
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Before production ceased in 1987, Embraer had produced 106 EMB 121 aircraft
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