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Features
Forest Protection Limited's Air Tractor
AT-802's are the world's largest single engine air tankers.
We’ve customized our fleet with a range of specialized
equipment, computers and software, making these aircraft
unique to Canada and abroad.
Rollover
and click on various areas on the aircraft below to learn
more about the different parts that make up the Air
Tractor 802:
GPS
Antennas | Meteorology
| Wheels
/ Landing Gear | Computerized
Fire Gate Control | Propeller
| Engine
| Dash
| Radar
Altimeter | Split
Boom | Nozzles
| Guidance
Systems
The low maintenance turbine engine integrates
the latest technology in aerial environmental management.
The aircraft is uniquely equipped for dual role fire fighting
and spray missions. As a fire fighter, the computerized
fire gate controls and high capacity hopper make the AT-802
a state-of-the-art air tanker. For pest control, the GPS
guidance system, radar altimeter, automatic flow control
system, automatic boom control system, pneumatic split boom
system and data logging capability make the Air Tractor
an amazing aircraft for vegetation management, insect management
and other specialized aerial missions and surveys.
Here are some other
features of Forest Protection Limited's fleet of AT-802's:
- Autopilot controls
- Reverse thrust
- Dual custom side loading
- Lightning protection
- Air conditioning for working over
forest fires
- 3,100 litre hopper capacity (820 U.S.
gallon)
- 1,400 litre long range fuel tanks
(380 U.S. gallon)
- Dual seat cockpits
- One AT-802 has dual seat flight controls
used for pilot training
A commitment to continual research and
development in aerial application technology has allowed
FPL to offer one of the world's best fleets of environmental
management aircraft today. No other fleet of single engine
forestry aircraft in Canada have these capabilities.
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