Editing Embraer (section)

===Early growth===
The Brazilian government contributed to Embraer's early growth by providing production contracts.<ref name= history>{{Citation |contribution-url=http://www.centrohistoricoembraer.com.br/en-US/HistoriaEmbraer/Pages/Historico.aspx |contribution=History |publisher=Embraer |title=Historical Center |type=official site |place=BR |access-date=2012-12-26 |archive-date=2017-04-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428194524/http://www.centrohistoricoembraer.com.br/en-US/HistoriaEmbraer/Pages/Historico.aspx |url-status=dead}}.</ref> The company sold solely to the domestic market until 1975.

While military aircraft made up the majority of Embraer's products during the 1970s and early 1980s, including the [[Embraer AT-26 Xavante]] and the [[Embraer EMB 312 Tucano]],{{Citation needed|date= October 2010}} it debuted a [[regional airliner]], the [[Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante]], which made its first flight in 1968,<ref name=":2">{{Citation |url=https://skybrary.aero/aircraft/e110.main?id=196 |title=The Embraer EMB110 Bandeirante |publisher=Sky Library}}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}.</ref> and the [[Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia]], launched in 1985.<ref name=":3">{{Citation |url=http://www.airliners.net/aircraft-data/stats.main?id=196 |title=The Embraer EMB120 Brasilia |publisher=Air liners}}.</ref> Aimed at the export market, the EMB family was the first in a series of highly successful small and regional airliners.<ref name=MM/>

In addition to its own line of aircraft, beginning in 1974, Embraer was licensed by the United States' [[Piper Aircraft]] to develop, produce, and market its light airplanes,<ref name= piper>{{Citation |contribution-url=http://centrohistorico.embraer.com.br/en/historia-aeronaves/emb-710-carioca.htm |place=BR |title=Aircraft History |contribution=EMB 710 Carioca |publisher=Embraer History Center}}.</ref> as Brazil was one of the world's leading importers of small single- or twin-engine aircraft.<ref name=":4" /> Piper first put together [[knock-down kit]]s in its U.S. factory for Embraer to then assemble and market in Brazil and Latin America.<ref name=":5" /> By 1978, most parts and components were being sourced by Embraer locally.<ref name= piper /> The aircraft were sold as the [[Piper PA-31 Navajo|EMB 820 Navajo (Piper Navajo Chieftain)]], [[Piper PA-34 Seneca|EMB 810 Seneca (Piper Seneca III)]], [[Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six|EMB 720 Minuano (Cherokee Six)]], EMB 710 Carioca aircraft (Cherokee 235 Pathfinder) and the EMB 711 Corisco (Cherokee Arrow II). Between 1974 and 2000, nearly 2,500 license-built Pipers were produced by Embraer.<ref name =piper />