The Neiva N621 Universal is a Brazilian propeller-driven basic trainer and ground attack aircraft manufactured by

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. It is a

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, low-wing

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of all-metal construction, with retractable undercarriage and side-by-side seating.

Design and development

The Universal was designed in

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as a new primary trainer for the

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, as a replacement for the

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and Fokker S-11/ S-12 types then in use. The

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(Registration PP-ZTW) first flew on 29 April 1966. The Brazilian Air Force ordered 150 aircraft as the T-25 Universal, and increased this order in

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by an additional 28 aircraft. A further developed version (designated the YT-25B Universal II) first flew on 22 October 1978 but was not put into production. The Universal was also adopted as a counter-insurgency aircraft. It was later replaced by the Tucano in both the advanced training and attack roles, but it is still used as a primary and basic trainer at the Academia da Força Aérea Brasileira (Brazilian Air Force Academy). Ten aircraft were ordered by the

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. These aircraft were later transferred to the

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. In 1983 five FACh T-25s were donated to the Paraguayan Air Force. In 2005, the Brazilian Air Force donated six T-25s to the Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya and another six to the Fuerza Aérea Boliviana.

Operators

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Specifications (Universal)

References

External links

Brazilian Air Force's website with the description of the type (in Portuguese)
{{Indústria Aeronáutica Neiva

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