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The Aerial Demonstration Squadron ( pt, Esquadrão de Demonstração Aérea), popularly known as Smoke Squadron (Portuguese: ''Esquadrilha da Fumaça'') is the
* To bring together civilian and military aeronautical communities
* To contribute towards a better integration between the Air Force and the other Armed Forces
* To represent the Brazilian Air Force in Brazil and abroad
* To encourage youngsters to take up civilian and military aeronautical careers
* To show the quality of the Brazilian aerospace industry
* To show the capabilities of the Brazilian Air Force crews.
Fumaça deverá receber seus dois primeiros Super Tucanos neste domingo (Fumaça must receive its two first ones Super Tucanos this Sunday)
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Video showing the Esquadrilha da Fumaça in action
Brazilian Air Force Aerobatic teams {{Brazil-gov-stub
Brazilian Air Force
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's air demonstration squadron.
History
Its first display was on 14 May 1952 over Copacabana beach, using theNorth American T-6 Texan
The North American Aviation T-6 Texan is an American single-engined advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), United States Navy, Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force and other air fo ...
. The team used the T-6 from its formation until 1968, when it switched to the French Aérospatiale (Fouga) CM.170-2 Super Magister jet, called T-24 in FAB
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service. However, this model proved unsuitable to Brazilian conditions and, in 1972, the squadron reverted to the T-6, which was used until 1977.
The EDA was disbanded in 1977, but reformed on 8 December 1983 using Neiva
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T-25 Universal piston-powered aircraft, soon to be replaced by the then-new Embraer EMB-312 Tucano turboprop trainer. At the time the EDA's aircraft were painted a bright red scheme, which has since been superseded by the current gloss blue.
Objectives
* To bring together civilian and military aeronautical communities
* To contribute towards a better integration between the Air Force and the other Armed Forces
* To represent the Brazilian Air Force in Brazil and abroad
* To encourage youngsters to take up civilian and military aeronautical careers
* To show the quality of the Brazilian aerospace industry
* To show the capabilities of the Brazilian Air Force crews.
Aircraft
The aircraft used by the EDA have been, in chronological order: *North American T-6 Texan
The North American Aviation T-6 Texan is an American single-engined advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), United States Navy, Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force and other air fo ...
for 1225 displays;
* Aérospatiale (Fouga) CM.170-2 Super Magister for 46 displays;
* Neiva T-25
Neiva () is the capital of the Department of Huila. It is located in the valley of the Magdalena River in south central Colombia with a population of about 357,392 inhabitants. It is one of the most important cities in southern Colombia, mainly ...
Universal for 55 displays;
* Embraer EMB-312 Tucano with more than 2000 displays as of 2010;
* Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano, being the two first ones delivered on September 30, 2012. In the subsequent two years, Super Tucanos have replaced the Tucano in the Smoke Squadron /ref>
References
External links
* *Video showing the Esquadrilha da Fumaça in action
Brazilian Air Force Aerobatic teams {{Brazil-gov-stub