Air Tractor AT-500 family

AT-500 family
Air Tractor AT-501
Role	Agricultural aircraft
Manufacturer	Air Tractor
First flight	25 April 1986

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

General characteristics

• Crew: one pilot
• Capacity:
  
  • 1 passenger
  • 502 US gal (1,900 L) chemicals

Performance

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. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)

External links

• AT-502 in Action at Milford, Nebraska AT-502