The Nightmare Plane to Annihilate Drug Dealers
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- Опубликовано: 28 окт 2023
- August 15, 2021, witnessed the startling fall of Kabul, Afghanistan's heart and soul, to the tenacious grip of the Taliban, with a ruthless insurgent offensive that had simmered since May 2021. With their victory, the Taliban were about to have their hands on a small but formidable air force.
Amidst the chaos of exodus that followed, however, one particular airplane would escape their grasp. An intrepid A-29 Super Tucano, a Brazilian-made turboprop light attack aircraft, known for its versatility and resilience in the toughest environments around the world, made a desperate climb out of the country.
The A-29 Super Tucano is often used as a powerful, low-flying weapon in the role of counterinsurgency. With a top speed of approximately 590 km/h, or around 370 mph, and an armament that includes a wide range of weapons from air-to-air missiles to .50-caliber machine guns to the GBU-58 Paveway II laser-guided bomb, the Super Tucano is one of the fiercest aircraft in its class.
Yet, this intrepid A-29 Super Tucano was now on the run from the very insurgents it was built to fight, and it would meet an unexpected fate in a neighboring land. As speculation swirled and Uzbek authorities provided ambiguous explanations, whispers surfaced that the crash might have been no accident…
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Ilegal flights over Domenican Republic ceased completely after the introduction of the Super Tucano. Their air space was a "highway" for drug traffic before that. No other country had its reality changed so much because the introduction of this airplane as Domenican Republic had.
thats crazy i didnt know that. nice to see they're working 🇧🇷
Dominican Republic*
From Brazil 🇧🇷
Meanwhile, the Brazilian government (Lula - PT) is a partner of the FARC, which is the largest cocaine producer in Latin America.
His close relationship with the FARC began in 1990, when Lula da Silva founded the Foro de São Paulo -- an extreme left organization that brought together the main communist dictators of L.A., such as Fidel Castro, Moralez, Kirchner, Mujica, Ortega, Chavez, etc. ., with the effective and in-person participation of FARC leaders.
So... the cartels started using submarines.
The cartels raised their prices and things are back to normal. People will pay a lot for pain relief.
I was intercepted here in Brazil while I was flying one of drug dealers favorite airplane the Baron 58... that´s 100% correct. I uploaded the video on instagram and youtube and it went viral, I never thought it would be so interesting to people.
DALE CAP, eu lembro disso kkkk botou o tucano pra correr kkkkkkkkkkk
@@josuejunior6438 kkkkk, sim e a galera ainda discute como se fosse realZ
@@josuejunior6438 o video é real, mas que ele fugiu não, claro heheh
os cara fugindo ao saber quem era o piloto kkkkkkkk
You: _"During the mid-1980s, Embraer, the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, embarked on a project known as the Short Tucano"_ . Well, not really... The Short Tucano, built by Short Brothers in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is a *_licence-built_* version of the Brazilian Embraer EMB 312 Tucano (T-27). Shorts Tucano evolved as a modification of original EMB-312 Tucano to meet Royal Air Force (RAF) requirements (mainly replacing the Pratt&Whitney PT-6As with Garret TPE331 and reinforcing frame) for training purposes. Short Tucano is already obsolete, and A-29 ("A" for Attack) Super Tucano was a huge transformation that almost doubled the power of original Tucano engines . Brazilian Air Force (FAB) is still using original and modernized versions of T-27 for training at its Air Force Academy.
Thank you for that correction and clarification, it was helpful.
Proof?....only kidding
Shorts is down the road
Obrigado pela correção!
I don't understand why turboprops have been completely ignored. The A1 Skyraider of the Vietnam Era was fantastic. They had great loiter time and carried huge payloads. Of course, the Air Force only wants jets because they are more sexy. The A10 was fantastic, but its life span is coming to an end, partly because of higher maintenance costs.
i think that's why they're looking at the AT802 as well.
Yep that's the biggest problem with the A-10 that folks don't realize, the airframes themselves are actually aging out, and it's going to be extremely expensive third party contractor work to rewing them and strengthen them back to factory. That combined with coming up with the budget to upgrade to the F-35 the cash is just stretched too thin. The F-35 will never be a true A-10 replacement though, so hopefully the Army will get the okay for a Cheyenne gunship type replacement and the Air Force won't block them this time, since using their budget for loitering DCAS is obviously not their primary objective, where with the Army and Marines it would be.
The OV-10 was reactivated in 2015 and is still in service today.
and because of all that friendly fire
@@SLRok That hasn’t been a problem for A10s for a while, but they did cause the A10 to get updates that made it more and more expensive.
Petition to have this added to War Thunder so I can use it as a CAS plane
agreed
This must be the most modern-equipped turboprop military aircraft in offensive use.
To say "TurboProps are cheap" is an understatement. Where an F-16 (the least expensive jet) takes 17 maintenance hours at ~$7K per flight hour, the A29 costs ~$1k per flight hour. And, the A29 not only carries most of the sensors and armaments the F-16 does (excluding the B-61 "dial-a-yield" nuclear bomb and the SNIPER pod if I'm not mistaken), but also uses the F-16's avionics and MFDs according to an article I read a year ago. As proof of how incredibly cheap and utilitarian it is, the USAF wants to RETIRE the fleet.
i've heard its around 5 hundo not 1k
Also, what is the ability of the super tur… er, TUCANO, to take a hit and keep flying?
@@brianpayne4549 very high,since it can keep on flying with most of it`s avionics shut down
@@RandomNPC001 still not a ringing endorsement.
@@brianpayne4549 It`s a battle tested airplane that over performed on everything they have asked it to do and more, but for you I`ll throw in a flux capacitor to make it a perfect machine!
i was an evaluator back in 2017 when usaf was conducting trials with this platform and at-6. the a-29 won hands down, but the only plane we had for testing crashed during the late phase, killing a test pilot who tried to save it, the back seater broke both his legs post ejection.
That’s an unfortunate event.
:(
You're not wrong. I would say that the difference couldn't be that great because of the similarity of the planes. I would say that the deciding factor is that we also have to t-6. So we already have most of the supply/parts in service. That, and buying American instead of foreign. But that's probably secondary.
@@abubaca2683 They would be built in Florida anyways, and one of the A29's better design choices for a "Budget Warrior" like that is thet most of the equipment and parts that need replacing in a regular basis are available from standart manufacturers, even the engine is a modified turboshaft, based on a helicopter engine.
That’s a bummer. I hate it when things like that happen. I hope the copilot recovered to fly again at least. RIP test pilot.
I love the look of this aircraft. To me, it looks like the little brother of a P-51 Mustang.
Beautiful plane. From afar it looks a bit like a WWII fighter.
Here in Indonesia, the Super Tucanos are based just 80 km south of where I live, the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) COIN squadron previously operated the OV-10F Bronco. I think it's a very effective and efficient platform for asymmetric operations. Thankfully though, in the last 15 years there has been no significant insurgency activity throughout our territory, that the Super Tucanos very rarely see actual combat operations, unlike its predecessor Bronco who I think outside of USAF in Vietnam, saw most intensive combat operations during the East Timor campaign
good to know my country"s signature plane is of good use to yours, friend.
It's a very cool airplane. I remember reading some pilot who had a personal P51D and he said he was a good warm up for the A29.
I read years ago that the early turcano designs were based on a turboprop and composite redesign of the P51 mustang in the seventies because they were finally being phased out where they were still being used because parts were becoming too expensive and they were just unable to be fitted with modern equipment easily. The designers thought a familiar shape and similar performance to the P51 with up to date weapons compatibility would get them instant customers. Sadly at first a lot of countries saw the resemblance to the P51 and thought "that is a too old looking plane, we don't want to be seen with something like that"
@bsa650goldstar I was imaging how this would go if it was time warpped back to the battle of Britain 😂
@@bsa650goldstarToo old looking?? Are they blind. For anything that looks like a P51 they shoulda been thinking that's so awesome looking. Especially if it had sharks teeth lol
What an amazingly versatile plane!
It's great if you have already established air superiority. If flown into any contested airspace, it would be risky, but war is risk.
@@patdohrety2940 Ukraine just received a bunch of the super Tucanos with a few NATO upgrades!
Well done, Brazil.
What an excellent plane, funny how the function over form evolution of the design ends up looking like a modern spitfire.
The wings are squared off like a Mustang's. The Spitfire had oval wings with a very rounded tip.
I mean fighter designers back in WWII had gotten a lot right with their designs so these proven configurations will probably live very long
Some Spitfires had truncated wingtips, which actually improved aspects of their performance, specifically increasing roll rate and low altitude maximum airspeed.
@@fakshen1973 Later models of the Spitfire towards the end of WW2 had squared off wingtips, which improved aspects of its performance, at the expense of its good looks.
It's difficult to tickle my interest with aircraft built after World War aye aye (I got that from another YT presenter!), even prop driven ones. But you guys & the A-29 did it. Thank you & well done
The A-29 variant is estimated to cost between $20 and 30 million but this includes specialized equipment, spare parts and operational support. The Super Tucano costs around $1,000 a flying hour
750, more precisely.
Is the data on the dollars accurate?
Since most users of the Tucano are South American nations, the money conversion can give some funky data.
Not doubting, but just checking
@@matztertaler2777 the A-10 and its predecessors are incredibly reliant on a vast amount of supply chain demands and technical support systems despite it’s low production cost.
Pull the cannon and install an advanced radar and camera module or maybe laser (2034) and who knows.
I don’t think we even sell the support systems and ammo or the aircraft anyways
@@lorenzooliveira1157 “So just for comparison, lets consider the new sticker price of a few “comparable” civilian aircraft.
On the high end is the TBM 90x a little below and above $4 million.The Piper M500-600 (Malibu/Meridian) is $2-3 million. The average base price in this class is $3-3.5 million. This will include the base civilian electronic navigation and communication overhead. So, what does a government get for the extra $15 million?
First, the plane must be designed and equipped for most of it’s military options - this includes structural hard points; hydraulics, electronics, accessories, etc. They are going to have to pay engineering consultation to other manufactures. I suspect this at least doubles the air-frame cost so now we are at $11 million extra.
We now add military specific electronics for identification, data linking, weapons, etc. Lets say this is $1 million.
In 2007 a Martin-Baker contract for 172 (bulk pricing?) ejection seats was $40 million per seat. I’m guessing they got a real deal and only paid $2 million each.
Now we have to explain the remaining $5 million. The manufacture will have to supply pilot and maintenance documents and training. This probably includes simulators, class rooms, lodging, etc. They will also have to guarantee replacement inventory, training, engineering, personal, etc for a specific time period. Lets say they conclude this is $1 million per plane.
If they walk away with $4 million profit (%30) then this would be conservative giving the price gouging that normally occurs for DOD contracts - in fact they may even have estimated somewhat of a break even for the plane and expect to rake in the bucks on the support elements of the contract.
An additional factor is most military aircraft have maximum production runs of only a few hundred airplanes - a thousand is considered exceptional. A commercial venture typically spreads its design and research costs over a larger production volume of a thousand or more. There is much more economy in mass production.
are produced PS - Similar contracts for other military contracts for vehicles, submarines, and machinery have historically shown the US military typically spends twice to three times what other governments pay for the same item!”
The F18 cost $60,000xhour
AT 6 Wolverine, A-29 Super Tucano and AT 802U Sky Warden are all counter insurgencie aircraft. Very popular too.
American coast guard need these kind of aircrafts too. Best solution against illegal boats.
Love the Tucano .............................shame uK stopped using them and went for the ugly TEXAN instead . We used to see them flying regularly in Mid Wales !
Sou simples, vejo A-29 e logo clico 😎
Prop planes may make a comeback in the future, I'm calling it. They're quieter, can fly slower and lower, and if built right, can haul just as much ordnance as a modern fighter jet. Just imagine one of these with a pusher prop configuration and swept back wings with a more powerful engine. You'd get a really cool aircraft imo.
You just described a bunch of future drones. Remotely piloted bomb trucks.
I hope you are right! props make me happy!
Ahrlac
In my country, the Super Tucano replaced our ageing OV-10 in the COIN and drug interdiction operations; it is the perfect plane for that tasks
There's a few Tucanes in the Dominican Republic to combat drug traffic as well , very versatile plane.
Finally a Brazilian plane, let's gooooo🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
This one has been around thirty years.
first air frame flew in 92, first certified flight in 98, first delivery in 99.
A buddy of mine tested it for the Navy in 92. I'm sure it has evolved considerably since then. @@intosound913
@@intosound913and nobody cares.
I came, I saw, I kkkkkkkkk
I live in Paraguay and the only “fighters” we have are I think 4 súper tácanos and 8 normal tucanos we used to have sabantes but we got rid of them for the super tucanos. Fun fact about the sabante is that it was prone to enter a flat spin and they say that once the plane does 3 rotations in a flat spin it was impossible to recover so you had to eject but I’m not really sure if this is true or not.
Thank you for your input, it was interesting.
There're reasons why the A-29 Super Tucano looks the way it looks and has a turboprop and not just jet engines. A lot more stability in a light aircraft at lower speeds and smaller radius for maneuvers, making it ideal for hunting slower aircraft, ground attack/air support. Pretty sure the Xavante could have issues at lower speeds needed to do that sort of work, else you just pass by targets and can't stalk and hit properly without loosing stability.
Also, there's specific training to flight at lower speeds for this sort of missions, not the same as flying in a big jet fighter and closer to the prop piston engine aircrafts from the WWII like P-47, P-51 and the original Typhoons.
I wish Brazil would have made a naval version of this aircraft.
we dont have a strong naval-air capability, as far as i know we got only a few a4's, we might got some grippens as well.
@@ygorsantos223well my nation is actually in colaboration with sweeden to produce the "sea gripen"
Plus, our navy is getting way more modernized, our submarine fleet is increasing, with a nuclear one on the way, we are passing a project to construct another whole class of frigates, the NAM Atlantico suffured a big ass upgrade (before of the upgrade it was a helicopter carrier, now it can carry drones, VSTOL aircraft and even more helicopters) our equvallent of the navy seals (fuzileiros navais) is reaplacing it's SK 105 Kürassier with new light tank to it's ground forces and a plenty of other amphibious veichles are being purchased
@@netomeneses5477 Good to know. that's some of what is needed to keep Brazil independent.
There were some discussions about it (around the early 90's), but it went nowere, for good reasons.
The airframe would need a total overhaull, it would become a totally different plane in the end. And a not very good one, comparing the available options.
It was cheaper to buy or license build jets designed to launch from carriers, and the result was better.
The Sky Warden, AT6 Wolverine and the Super Tucano! Looks like super props are making a comeback and I’m all for it!
Paramount Group in South Africa is building an aircraft with same functions, but in twin-boom pusher configuration. Called AHRLAC it is two crew setup with helicopter-like view, but faster and lower running cost. Has a 20mm cannon and various missiles, various spectrum cameras and radio detection. Mostly intended for anti poaching/smuggling, COIN ops and to support ground units.
My favourite airplane! It has such clean and beautiful lines and profile. One of the most beautiful planes ever designed!
🇧🇷 Super Tucano é simplesmente espetacular!!!
Spectacular video!!!!! Well done. Embraer has been evolving as a military manufacturer with the new KC 390 Millenium.
Basically a Turbine powered, tandem seater, beefed-up P-51 Mustang! Very Sweet!
The Tucano looks so much like the Pilatus PC-7, I thought it was just a license built upgrade. Interesting to learn that it was an independent Embraer design.
Excelent video, thanks!
Well done. One of your best videos.
Best or not, I really liked this one too. But that bias is bc I really find the A29 to be so damned efficient and practical. Which is probably why the USAF wants to retire it! lol. At a whole $1k per flight hour they apparently 'can't afford them' and want to use the fleets entire annual budget to pay for a single F-35 sortie.
Why this plane is not more widely utitolized by an Air Force desperate for a low-level counter-insurgency fighter is frankly beyond me. It’s a lighter, faster and more agile version of the Warthog. Sure it isn’t a flying gun, and no where near as invulnerable, but cmon….it can do everything the F35 can’t deliver on.
Super tacano max speed 368mph. A10 420 mph. 10 second google search.
This is like a 1960's era OV10 but with only one turboprop engine. LOL..
That's a nice looking aircraft, reminds me of the Douglas A-1 Skyraider
It's the a10 little brother
ill take one, guns only no rockets
I want this Warthunder a Modern prop attack Aircraft
Impressive!
Looks like a 21st century spitfire. Not a bad idea actually.
turboprop aircraft are cool ngl
thank you for covering out bird!
I've seen numerous "what if" videos about modern military equipment being used in WWII, ie US Navy Nimitz Aircraft Carrier going back to the Pacific on Dec 7, 1941. I'm curious how a squadron of A-29's would fare vs various WWII piston aircraft of all nations.
Not gonna lie that looks like a blast to fly!
This plane is a cheaper alternative to SU-25 and A-10 specially catered for counter insurgency warfare.
and close SOF cover.
As an ace pilot in the fictional version of the Super Tucano in GTA Online called the "Western Rogue", I approve of this 👍👍
Was about to make a similar comment. I love the Rogue. It was my very first plane when starting out on GTA Online. A jack of all trades. I still use it very often to take out those pesky F-160 Raijus.
my favorite aircraft, both in-game and IRL. what's not to love about it?
The slow take-off/acceleration speed and up pitch/down pitch is extremely wide. That plane is all rudders but once you master it's strengths and weaknesses it is quite formidable, even compared to other more modern fighter jets or those damned mk2 broomstick boys. @@itsdokko2990
That’s sad. You played a video game; you didn’t fly a plane.
you sound goofy as hell
Love these videos. Brilliant. Did this guy used to do a lot of conspiracy stuff years back? Or is that a voice over
Stunning looking little beast
During Operation Green Clover and Laser Strike in the 90’s Peru and Columbia the local Air Force were zipping every plane the drug runners were flying. We were running generators for the 3D air search radar AN/TPS-59 in northern Peru. That was a crazy time! It started the cartels to move to the diy submarines
2:09 i thought an X-Wing was coming over the horizon lol
in the top 30
Beautiful Aircraft
Looks like a souped up Pilatus PC7!
The message of the Embraer A-29 Super Tucano: big things come in small packages.
AIM-9L in s.tucanos are like they put missiles in the P-47, Hope they add this legendary planes in War Thunder one day
That's a lucky bird if he gets to the windshield thru 5 bladed prop😂
In 2020 Ukraine has almost closed the deal of purchasing Tucanos, but due to internal and brazilian political issues it was terminated
Some our experts argue that airplane like this could effectively supplement the niche of Hind in initial phase of full-scale war, precisely destroying unprotected columns
Damn!! It's like a fighter jet with a prop.
And any aircraft with sharks teeth gets my vote lol.
Soooo... the Super Tucano can really takedown a Mig-29 lol
How about this for such a formidable aircraft. Configure it for low level firefighting? Rough airstrips, large carrying capacity & being able to use its basicly brilliant abilities, it should be outshine cropdusters
My country Nigeria operates these planes too.
This is the modern era A1 Sky Raider
These days, the governments pushing the word 'Rebels' around should be seen in the same light as those who said the same in Star Wars.
"... from ar to air missiles..."
[shows it dropping bombs]
Could these be used as drone interceptors?
Operating behind friendly lines, wouldn't these be a cost effective response to Russian long range attack drones and other targets in Ukraine?
No. Way too slow to provide sufficient coverage and way too vulnerable to Russian long range AA.
Interceptors need to be fast, to reach the threat in time. So no. The advantage of props is low maintenance and high endurance, perfect for surveillance and ground support.
Brazil denied those to Ukraine and all other military equipmente Ukraine asked for, including armored vehicles for medical use, firearms and ammunition.
What i don't get is why the IDF doesn't have a few actives light attack turboprops squads like the super tucano. They would cost peanuts to an Air Force that have F-35.
$$$$$$ wars bring money. As soon as the Afgan war was done they had to find another area to allow one to start. The swamp is deep. We are now $34 trillion in debt. Think about it. Where has the money gone? Our infrastructure is not good. We have no border. Inflation is a lot more than what they tell us. Think about it and what is going on. PS I think it is a beautiful plane.
The US aid to Israel has to be spent in the US
Super tucano mentioned!!
ULAA, an OV-10 could have been made into an AV-10.
2 engines are always better than 1 in survivability
This is a work in progress. A Canadian company Icarus Aerospace is developing a TAV based on the OV-10 with improved avionics and more powerful engines. Looks cool. This would be a more capable aircraft than A-29 of it made to production
This is what Ukraine needs to support it,s infantry! I think this would be highly effective on the battlefield, plus it probably would not take as long to train the pilots to fly it! This plane could be flown at low altitudes to avoid surface-to-air batteries and do a lot of damage to the Russian infantry on the ground!
and fight drones as well.
I saw these planes on their way to Afghanistan back in the 20teens. They look very similar to the T-6a Texan
America needs a Dirigible that deploys This aircraft and then recovers it in flight. Plus, it Also refuels it. The USS Tacano???
Kevlar seems to get everywhere these days. Really, it just looks like a better class of Cessna. Bizarre seeing a Turbo Prop, as a modern fighter.
O A 29 Tucano é 0 orgulho da indústria aeronáutica brasileira idealizado pela EMBRAER, do meu Brasil. 🇧🇷
no te emociones, boludo... no te emociones
Looks like making holes in dirt airstrips is super effective. Those holes can never be filled in to return the airstrip to service.
Imagine the indignity of being a badass drug lord who got killed by a Toucan
Has anyone else noticed the windows and engine intakes on the plane were blacked out in the video? why? seems suspicious
I still wanna see the P51 mustang come back in some way
Its a bad ass aircraft like the skyraider
RAF use these as trainers I think.
its true
The RAF used a highly modified version of the Tucano, produced by Short Brothers. A Toucan on steroids.
@@caioandradegarcia7407 Short Tucano is a modified version of the old Tucano (emb 312). The plane in this video is a newer one, the Super Tucano (emb 314)
Sky Warden: Hold my beer…
Yeah but can it beat the ultimate weapon combo: The Skyraider and the Sky Warden?
7:19 is that "officer's" pistol stuffed into a handcuff pouch? 🤨
A better aircraft for ground attack than the anything the USAF has.
cool plane. 🤔
It looks like a modern Stuka
Good to see the DRAGON squadron from my country’s Airforce, The Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 Airforce
They're buying planes from a BREWERY ????
PT6 powered!
AT-802u Video next!
Damn that's a sexy plane
Surprised that country could make such a thing.
No problem, Americans have Brazil's folkloric cultural vision of samba, women in bikini beer and carnival.
“The two pilots survived by ejecting and using parachutes…“, That’s super intelligent because if you hadn’t told me they used parachutes, I would’ve thought they were using rocks. Who’d guess something like a parachute. Very smarty 😂
The legendary COIN 🤙
The nicest fighter operating today, i am more of a prop-person than a Jetson.
I like how they bombed a dirt airstrip, like as if that destroys it. Would take 1 guy in a backhoe about 3-5 hours to repair.
Wonder how it compares to the AT802?