AT802

OFF THE LINE – Factory post production test pilots 0
- United States
- August 2, 2018
There is a time, long before the leading edges fade and metal skins stain; long before tires are replaced and hot sections are performed; before the aircraft gets the distinctive ag plane smell and before its idiosyncratic flight characteristics are discovered, that it is brand-new, never-flown, fresh off the factory production line. Teams of designers,
READ MORE
Fighting Portugal’s deadliest Pedrogao Grande Wildfire, the Fire Boss aspect 0
- International
- September 6, 2017
A series of 156 wildfires that erupted across central Portugal in June turned into an epic tragedy that, within hours, claimed the lives of 64 civilians and caused serious injuries to 204 others, including more than a dozen firefighters that were fighting the terrible firestorm. By the evening of June 20th, a total of 44,969
READ MORE

Air Tractor AT-802 series marks 25 years & 700 airplanes 1
- United States
- July 5, 2017
When Air Tractor AT-802A, bearing serial #0700 took off last month for its home in Valencia, Spain, the occasion was not just an airplane production milestone. It also happens to be the 25th anniversary year marking FAA Type Certification of the 800-gallon capacity agricultural and firefighting airplane. Jim Hirsch, president of Air Tractor remarked, “It’s
READ MORE