Air Tractor AT-501
AT-500 family | |
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Air Tractor AT-501 | |
Role | Agricultural aircraft |
Manufacturer | Air Tractor |
First flight | 25 April 1986 |
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The Air Tractor AT-500 is a family of agricultural aircraft that first flew in the United States on 25 April 1986, manufactured by Air Tractor Inc. Of monoplane low-wing, taildragger configuration, they carry a chemical hopper between the engine firewall and the cockpit. Compared with their predecessor, the AT-500 family mostly feature a wingspan increased to 50 ft (15.2 m), and an additional fuselage stretch of 22 in (56 cm), allowing for a larger chemical hopper. Almost all variants have a second seat for a passenger or observer.
Variants
- AT-500
- Prototype.
- AT-501
- Piston-powered version with Pratt & Whitney R-1340 engine
- AT-502
- Main production version with Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A engine and one seat
- AT-503
- production version with Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A engine and two seats
- AT-503A
- Dual-control trainer version of AT-503 with shorter AT-401 wings
- AT-503T
- Dual-control trainer version of AT-503 with shorter AT-401 wings
Specifications (AT-503)
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1988-89 [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one pilot
- Capacity:
- 1 passenger
- 502 US gal (1,900 L) chemicals
- Length: 33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)
- Wingspan: 48 ft 0 in (14.63 m)
- Height: 9 ft 9½ in (2.99 m)
- Wing area: 288.0 ft2 (26.76 m2)
- Empty weight: 4,650 lb (2,109 kg)
- Gross weight: 10,480 lb (4,754 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A-45R turboprop, 1,100[2] hp (820 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 220 mph (340 km/h)
- Range: 800 miles (1,287 km)
- Service ceiling: 36,000 ft (10,975 m)
- Rate of climb: 3,500 ft/min (1,067 m/s)
References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Simpson, R. W. (1995). Airlife's General Aviation. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing. pp. 31–32.
- Taylor, John W.R. (editor) (1988). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1988-89. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Defence Data. ISBN 0-7106-0867-5.
External links
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- AT-502 in Action at Milford, Nebraska AT-502
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