The Flying Legend Tucano Replica () 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.
Flying Legend is a collaborative project between MGA and Barum.
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.
The aircraft is made from 2024-T3 aluminum and 6061-T6 aluminum sheet. Its span wing has an area of and is equipped with flaps. Standard engines available are the Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant, with the Rotax 914 and D-Motor LF39 optional.
Specifications (Tucano Replica)
