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Air Tractor AT-300

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AT-300 family
Type Agricultural aircraft
Manufacturer Air Tractor
Maiden flight 1973
Introduced 1976

The Air Tractor AT-300 is a family of agricultural aircraft that first flew in the United States on September 1973. Type certification was awarded to Air Tractor in November the same year, and serial production commenced in 1976. Of low-wing monoplane taildragger configuration, they carry a chemical hopper between the engine firewall and the cockpit.



Variants

  • AT-300 - prototype and early production models with Pratt & Whitney R-985 engine and 320 US gal (1,200 L) hopper
  • AT-301 - main production model with Pratt & Whitney R-1340 engine
    • AT-301B - AT-301 with 350 US gal (1,320 L) hopper
  • AT-302 - turboprop version with Lycoming LTP101 engine
    • AT-302A - AT-302 with 385 US gal (1,460 L) hopper

Specifications (AT-301)

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References

  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 44. 
  • Simpson, R. W. (1995). Airlife's General Aviation. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing, 31. 

External links

See also

Designation sequence
AT-300 - AT-400 - AT-501 - AT-602 - AT-802

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