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| Air Tractor AT-802 SEAT (Single Engine Air Tanker) landing at Fox Field, Lancaster, California, while fighting the North Fire | |
| Role | Fire-fighting aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Air Tractor |
| First flight | 1990 |
The Air Tractor AT-802 is a fire-fighting aircraft that first flew in the United States in October 1990. The AT-802 carries a chemical hopper between the engine firewall and the cockpit and another one under the belly. In the U.S., it is considered a Type 4 SEAT, or Single Engine Air Tanker.1 As of 2007, it is the largest agricultural-type aircraft to enter production.
In its standard configuration, the aircraft utilizes conventional landing gear (two main wheels and a tail wheel), however, a number of aircraft have been converted to the Fire Boss configuration, which utilizes Wipaire 10000 amphibious floats, so that it can land on a traditional runway or on water. In addition, the Fire Boss can scoop water from a lake or river for use on a fire. In addition to the standard fuselage-mounted retardant tank, the Fire Boss has tanks in the floats.2 Operations with floats installed have been shown to produce a shorter and narrower retardant drop pattern than wheeled AT-802s.3
Variants
- AT-802 - two seat cockpit
- AT-802A - single-seat cockpit
A firefighting model 802 equipped with the Air Tractor Computerized Firegate is known as an AT-802F or an AT-802AF4
A model 802 equipped with Wipaire amphibious floats is known as a Fire Boss4
Operators
- Croatian Air Force - 3 AT-802A Fire Boss and 1 AT-802F5; 2 additional AT-802A's ordered6
- Aerospray, Inc. 9
- Dunn Aviation (Western Australia) - 4 x AT-802s 10
- Forest Protection Limited11, New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources - 6 AT-802F and 1 AT-802A Fire Boss
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: one pilot
- Capacity: 810 US Gal (3,070 L) chemicals
- Length: 35 ft 8 in (10.87 m)
- Wingspan: 59 ft 3 in (18.06 m)
- Height: 11 ft 0 in (3.35 m)
- Empty weight: 6,400 lb (2,900 kg)
- Gross weight: 16,000 lb (7,260 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67R or -67AG turboprop, 1,450 hp (1,060 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 180 mph (340 km/h)
- Range: 210 miles (800 km)
References
- ^ "Interagency Standards for Fire and Aviation Operations 2007, Chapter 17" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
- ^ Wipaire Fire Boss Service Manual
- ^ "Evaluation of Long Term Retardant Drop Patterns from Air Tractor 802 Amphibious Float and Wheel Equipped Aircraft", Forest Engineering Research Institute of Canada, February 2006
- ^ a b www.Airtractor.com AT802A
- ^ Keijsper 2008, pp. 44.
- ^ Croatia buys two more Air Tractors
- ^ Keijsper 2008, pp. 43.
- ^ www.Avialsa.com
- ^ www.airtractor.com - first us contract
- ^ Dunn Aviation - Firebombing
- ^ [1]
Bibliography
- Simpson, R. W. (1995). Airlife's General Aviation. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing. pp.31-32.
- Keijsper, Gerard. "Water-Bombers Required!" Air Forces Monthly, London: Key Publishing, July 2008 Issue.
See also
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