Air Tractor AT-501

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type=Agricultural aircraft
manufacturer=Air Tractor
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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. 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-501 - piston-powered version with Pratt & Whitney R-1340 engine
* AT-502 - single-seat version
* AT-503 - main production version with Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A engine
** AT-503A - dual-control trainer version of AT-503 with shorter AT-401 wings

pecifications (AT-503)

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crew=one pilot
capacity=1 passenger and 500 US gal (1,890 L) chemicals
length m=9.91
length ft=32
length in=6
span m=15.24
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height m=2.99
height ft=9
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empty weight kg=1,820
empty weight lb=4,120
gross weight kg=5,000
gross weight lb=9,200

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eng1 type=Pratt & Whitney PT6A-45R turboprop
eng1 kw= 820
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max speed kmh=290
max speed mph=180
range km=1,000
range miles=620
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References

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External links

*AT-502 in Action at Milford, Nebraska [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=505237903604089619&q=Air+Tractor%5D&hl=en AT-502]

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