AT-802A Fire Boss Light fire-fighting amphibious aircraft

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Manufacturer: Air Tractor
Country: USA
First flight: 1992
Type: Light fire-fighting amphibious aircraft

Abbreviation FYROM - the Former Yugoslav Republic of Makedonia

In March 2009, FYROM signed a $ 10 million contract to acquire 3 AT-802A Fire Boss aircraft with the Spanish Iar Tractor Europe SL.

Single-seat, single-engine amphibious firefighting aircraft, deriving from the AT-800 and equipped with a P&W PT6A-67AG engine, with a total power of 1.295 hp., upgraded equipment and increased tank capacity to carry a payload of up to 3.104 lt of water or retardant fluid. The Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67AG turbo prop engine is equipped with five-blade Hartzell HC-B5HP-3F/Μ11276ΝS spanning at 2,99 m diameter. It has a maximum take-off weight of 7.260 kg, maximum speed 354 km/h, economic speed 193 - 291 km/h and a range of (with economic speed) 1.287 km. Its maiden flight was on July 6, 1992.

On November 8, 2009, FYROM receives the first two AT-802A Fire Boss amphibious firefighting aircraft.

 1 Five-blade Hartzell HC-B5HP-3F/Μ11276ΝS spanning at 2.99 m diameter 2 Power Plant P&W PT6A-67AG, power 1.295 h.p. 3 Water & Foam Tanks 4 Cockpit 5 The airframe 6 Auxiliary fin 7 Ventral fin 8 Chemical sprayer (for agricultural needs) 9 Water rudder 10 Main undercarriage (retractable landing gear) 11 High efficiency water scoops 12 Water transfer tube 13 Water tank with a total capacity of 3.104 l. 14 Water release or water trap doors 15 Maintenance access ladder 16 Hull (main float) 17 Nose undercarriage (retractable landing gear) 18 Retardant fluit tanks (on the right side).
 

Three-view drawing

Technical specifications

Photos AT-802A Fire Boss Demonstration flight, exhibition of the Monastery 2011.