Paris Air Show will be privileged this year when Air Truck AT-802u makes its debut. Air Tractor AT-802u is a new single-engine turboprop utility aircraft prototype and is fully armed. “Air Tractor, Inc” division of agricultural planes has designed this aircraft AT-802 and is widely used for agricultural duties. U.S State Department has been using this aircraft in Latin America by the for drug elimination duties. Air Tractor Inc. has now changed its agricultural plane into a warfare plane; this AT-802u has the ability to counter attack, observe and investigate. The AT-802U is the replica of popular Air Tractor AT-802 but it has been customized significantly for a light attack potential against permanent, fixed and moving targets.
The two-seat, tail-dragger might emerge as prehistoric, but features a powerful design with plentiful power, which is supplied by a 1,600shp (1,190kW) engine. AT-802u weighs 7,260 KG and can carry a payload of 3,720 Kg, this means AT-802u can carry up to nine 225kg precision-guided bombs such as “Hellfire II and DAGR laser-guided rockets” and 50-calibre gun pods. According to the manufacturers this aircraft fully qualifies as an aerial firefighter, it means that it is designed for high agility at low speeds and low-altitude.
Air Truck AT-802U can carry a number of weapons that include “M260 rocket launchers”, “Mk 82 500-pound bombs” and GAU-19/A three-barreled 12.7-mm Gatling guns.
AT-802U aircraft is perfect for rocky operational surroundings for example “Afghanistan”, but it could also be significant from the Air National Guard.
Air Truck AT-802u
Air Truck AT-802u
Air Truck AT-802u
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