RE: Brazilian industry launches an airplane move by alcohol

In the 80’s, here in Brazil, a high porcentage of cars used alcohol. Nowadays, just 2% of the new cars which are sold run on it. Our government is making some efforts in order to increase that (in order to low our dependence to petroleum imports).

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Primer55

RE: Brazilian industry launches an airplane move by alcohol

Oh crap… Just after having a huge work to translate the previous news from a newspaper, I found a much better detailed news in Embraer’s website. And it’s already in English!! 🙂
Here it goes:

10/10/2002
EMBRAER DEBUTS ALCOHOL-POWERED VERSION OF ITS IPANEMA CROP-DUSTER

Indústria Aeronáutica Neiva, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Embraer, presented today a version of its crop-duster aircraft EMB 202 Ipanema equipped with an engine powered by alcohol. The objective of the Company is to give a boost to agricultural aviation, as studies indicate a new cost/benefit ratio in items such as operational cost, potency and consumption with alcohol-powered aircraft.
The project is being developed in partnership with CTA (Centro Tecnológico Aeroespacial, the Brazilian certification authority based in São José dos Campos, SP) and has the technical support of both Lycoming and Hartzell, manufacturers of the engine and propeller group, respectively.

“Confirming the market acceptance and the validity of the concept, we expect to obtain certification for both aircraft and engine in 18 months,” said Neiva’s CEO Paulo Urbanavicius.

Neiva believes alcohol to be a viable option to the crop-duster market because the fuel is environmentally friendly and research data indicates it can extend the engine maintenance cycle, making it even more promising. The Ipanema crop-duster is a sales leader, with 30 years of uninterrupted production and 850 units marketed in the period. This represents 85% of the national fleet in this segment, which today counts some 1,000 units.

The model to be fitted out with the alcohol-powered engine is the latest of that renowned aircraft family, the EMB 202 ‘Ipanemão.’ It yields 300 horsepower and its hopper capacity is 40 percent superior to its predecessor’s, carrying 950 liters (250 gal) or 750 kg (1,650 lbs) of chemicals. Aerodynamic enhancements such as winglets and a new wing profile have improved performance of the aircraft, making it faster and more productive.

About Neiva

NEIVA’s 48 years in the business are mixed with the very history of Brazilian aviation. Initially installed at the Airport of Manguinhos in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Indústria Aeronáutica Neiva was founded on October 12, 1954 to design and manufacture the gliders BN-1 and Neiva B Monitor. In 1956 the Company moved to Botucatu, where production of the Paulistinha P-56, Regente U-42, Regente Elo L-42 and Universal T-25 took place.

In 1960 the Company started its design activities in São José dos Campos, home of Centro Técnico Aeroespacial – CTA. Prioritizing the research and development of new types of aircraft, Neiva designed the Regente, which was phased into production in 1964. In 1962 the Company started research and development of the Universal, an aircraft specifically designed for military training, whose production line was set up in São José dos Campos as from 1969.

On March 11, 1980 Neiva was acquired by Embraer, taking over the new owner’s engineering and production lines of smaller aircraft, including the Ipanema. In 1982 the Company took the fist step to convert the Navajo aircraft line into its local version, named Carajá. On August 1990 Neiva started the local production of components for the Piper line.

The concentration of Neiva’s productive force in Botucatu determined the expansion of its manufacturing facilities at the airport, including the erection of new production hangars, designed with the latest technology. Among the items produced in Botucatu are: · Parts and components for the ERJ 145 and EMBRAER 170/190 families; · Production line of EMB 202 ‘Ipanemão’ · Production to order of EMB 120 Brasília · Cabling, electric and metallic panels; · Design and production of ground support equipment · Parts, components and assembly of ALX/Super Tucano.

Neiva has delivered more than 3,500 aircraft, is installed in an area of 249.600 m2, of which the erected area is 35.700 m2, and hires 930 employees.

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Taken from http://www.embraer.com

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Primer55

RE: What level of taxation do you have in your country?

We have so many different taxes here in Brazil that I dont even have a clue of what is the level of it. But I´ve already seem many economists saying that it’s highest of the whole world!

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Primer55

RE: What car do you currently drive?

My father have just bought himself a Astra Sedan, so I am actually driving his older car: a green Volkswagen Parati (its a station wagon).

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RE: And if you had to move?

I always say to my friends that I will move to Australia as soon as possible. 🙂

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RE: Name 5 countries you would like to visit most!

1. Australia
2. Lithuania
3. Italy
4. Chile
5. Russia

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RE: Quitting the Forum?

Geforce,

I am just joining the moviment: “Stay Geforce”. 😉 I am also a universitary student (by the way, what curse will you get? Im a eletrical engineering student) and I believe me: It isnt that hard to conciliate study time with time to be here in this forum.

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Primer55