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Great year for the Embraer C-390 Millennium

Let's close this one 2023 and one of the winners has been Embraer with his C-390 Millennium that has achieved new and important clients.

The Embraer C-390 Millennium is an aircraftómultimisi military transport nósize nñor medium, powered by two reacci enginesón and designñado by the Brazilian aerospace companyña Embraer. It is the largest aircraft that the companyñíhas been manufactured to date, being able to transport up to 26 tons of cargo, including vehiclesíarmored asses and others.

The C-390 he is a grandfatherón promising that has sparked interestés of various forces toéareas around the world, slowly. Its versatility, economía, performance and competitive price make it an optionón attractive to military operators looking for an aircraftón of multimisi transportón.

Goodñor for the Embraer C-390 Millennium

After a somewhat slow start of the program and havingíto wing Force Aérea Brazilña – FAB like úsole and main operator of the aircraft, has gradually managed to gain más space in the market as an alternative úlast generationóNo. of transport for the forceséareas of the world, spaghettién as a potential (aunque más smallñO) replacement of legendaries Hercules C-130 of the world fleet that are fulfilling their life úto.

Informationón tétechnique

  • Length: 35.2 meters
  • Wingspan: 35.1 meters
  • Height: 11.8 meters
  • Pesos máximo at takeoff: 87 tons
  • Pesos máload limit: 26 tons
  • Range with medium load: 5.820 kilómeters
  • Speed ​​máxima: 992 kilómeters per hour
  • Crewón: 2 pilots and 1 load master

Missionón

The C-390 Millennium isá diseñdesigned to perform a wide range of military missions, including:

  • Transport táctic and logístic
  • In-flight refueling
  • b operationsúsearch and rescue
  • Humanitarian missions
  • Fighting forest fires

Paíyour users

Hereí Good news is coming for the C-390 program, where he 2023 has achieved important international contracts. Until now, The C-390 Millennium has been acquired by the following países:

  • Brazil: 19 aircraft ordered and now 6 operating.
  • Portugal: 5 ordered aircraft, 2 delivered, this being the first país foreigner to use it and include it in the fleet I'LL TAKE.
  • Hungría: confirmó the purchase of two C-390.
  • South Korea: the más recent avi clientón confirmó the 4 from December. Number of aircraft was not disclosed.
  • Paílow ses: commissionedó a total of 5 C-390 as a replacement for its C-130 to be delivered from the 2026.
  • Austria: in september 2023 announcementó 4 Millennium units to receive them from the 2026.
  • RepúCzech war: it's byeís announcementó two aircraft of this model in October 2023.

Other potential clients, although not confirmedán India, Italy, Colombia, Poland, Sweden and the Emirates ÁUnited Arabs.

In the prówe go toños, The C-390 Millennium is expected to remain a ésales success, expanding its presence in the international market.

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