Tuesday, December 21, 2010

American agricultural plane deformation "air killer"

Agricultural aircraft can be on the battlefield? May at first feel incredible. However, if there is an agricultural aircraft, weapons can be fitted to the front, not only can easily complete the task, one hour per flight than the carrier-based fighter aircraft can cost thousands of dollars less, which have attracted the attention of the.
AT-802U in the United States Air Tractor AT-802 aircraft, its agricultural development based on, mainly for the implementation on the ground attack fixed and moving target, as well as surveillance and reconnaissance missions. It this is a low-cost single turboprop aircraft, equipped with PT6A-67F engine, the captain 10.49 meters, wingspan of 18 meters, 3.5 meters high machine, payload 3629 kg, cruising speed 300 km / h, a range of 2963 km, service ceiling 7,620 meters.
Compared with the jet fighter, as a turboprop, it is small turning radius, low-altitude low-speed maneuverability is good; the driver observed a very wide field of vision, easy-to-ground observation; the whole organization and airborne system designed to be simple, durable, reliable, in the interim, or even simple dirt road taking off and landing runways, and can in extreme high temperatures and dust flying environment; fuel load capacity, excellent fuel economy, cruising can be the target of 10 hours or more over the implementation of that, lock and attack missions; ground support work is very simple and costs low.

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