Aerotec was a design and manufacturing company founded in Brazil

Brazil

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 in 1962

1962 in aviation

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1962:- Events :* Early 1962 – In Operation High Jump, the United States Navy McDonnell F4H-1 Phantom II fighter sets a number of world climb-to altitude records: 34.523 seconds to 3,000 meters , 48.787 seconds to 6,000 meters , 61.629 seconds to...

 under the auspices of the Brazilian General Command for Aerospace Technology (CTA)

Brazilian General Command for Aerospace Technology (CTA)

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 in Sao Jose dos Campos

São José dos Campos

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Beginning in the late 1960s, the firm manufactured a two-seat trainer for the Brazilian Air Force

Brazilian Air Force

The Brazilian Air Force is the air branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces and one of the three national uniformed services. The FAB was formed when the Army and Navy air branch were merged into a single military force initially called "National Air Forces"...

, the Aerotec Uirapuru

Aerotec Uirapuru

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. A small number were also built for the civil market, and still others were exported to other Latin American countries.

By 1980

1980 in aviation

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1980:-Events:* Summer 1980 – The British Aerospace Sea Harrier enters operational service with the Fleet Air Arm, providing the British Royal Navy with its first high-performance fixed-wing aircraft capability since the retirement of the aircraft...

, Aerotec's main business was producing components for Embraer

Embraer

Embraer S.A. is a Brazilian aerospace conglomerate that produces commercial, military, and executive aircraft and provides aeronautical services....

. However, around this time, the Air Force became interested in an uprated version of the now-venerable Uirapuru. A prototype was built (designated Uirapuru II) but by the time it flew, the Air Force no longer required it. A small number were built for export.

In 1987

1987 in aviation

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1987:-January:* January 1 – United States Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphins and US Navy H-3 Sea Kings help rescue people trapped inside the Dupont Plaza hotel in Puerto Rico after a fire breaks out there late on December 31, 1986.* January 3 –...

, the firm was sold to Embraer.

The Aero Tec is also an air circulation fan produced by DL Manufacturing.

Aircraft

• T-23 (A-122) Uirapuru
  Aerotec Uirapuru
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   ------------------------(1965) Single-engine two-seat low-wing monoplane aircraft with tricycle undercarriage

• T-23B (A-132B) Uirapuru II Tangará
  Aerotec Tangará
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   --- (1980) Development of Uirapuru with larger engine

• T-23C (A-122C) Uirapuru ------------------ (1965) Civilian version of military trainer T-23

Components

• EMB-712 Tupi

• EMB-700 Ipanema