The AT 802 is a fire fighting and an agricultural aircraft, which started operations from the US in late 90s of the last decade. Designed in the spring of ‘89, the prototype was named N802LS. Fuelled by the uniform approval, a second model ascended a year later with an engine configured as PT6A—45R. The Air Tractor AT 802 holds 2 hoppers and a Transland gatebox. The first hopper is located between the cockpit and the engine firewall and the other under the belly of the aircraft. According to the statistics of 2007, the AT 802 is the biggest agricultural aircraft to enter the market.
This series of Air Tractor aircrafts make use of a tail-wheel and two main wheels (which is the conventional design for most aircrafts) as landing gears. There have been improvisations, for certain. There’s a device called the amphibious airbladder. [...]
Overview of the Air Tractor AT-802Posted at October 27th, 2010 in Air TractorThe AT 802 is a fire fighting and an agricultural aircraft, which started operations from the US in late 90s of the last decade. Designed in the spring of ‘89, the prototype was named N802LS. Fuelled by the uniform approval, a second model ascended a year later with an engine configured as PT6A—45R. The Air Tractor AT 802 holds 2 hoppers and a Transland gatebox. The first hopper is located between the cockpit and the engine firewall and the other under the belly of the aircraft. According to the statistics of 2007, the AT 802 is the biggest agricultural aircraft to enter the market. This series of Air Tractor aircrafts make use of a tail-wheel and two main wheels (which is the conventional design for most aircrafts) as landing gears. There have been improvisations, for certain. There’s a device called the amphibious airbladder. [...]