The success of the first two prototypes of the EMB 100, built by the team of the then CTA (Technical Aeronautics Center) under the leadership of Ozires Silva, gave the engineers the challenge of mass production and commercialization of the aircraft. As such, the Federal Government officially created Embraer on August 19, 1969.
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The Air Tractor AT-502B: The World’s Most Popular AgPlane
The AT-502B is the most popular size Air Tractor, with well over 1000 of our 502 series aircraft manufactured since 1987. Business-savvy operators fly the AT-502B to make their operations more productive and profitable. It’s big 500-gallon (1.893 L) payload means you’ll make fewer trips out and back; fewer landing and takeoffs. More acres sprayed in less time. Better profitability.
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Super STOL “Draco” to be Revived
Mike Patey announces major restoration of turbine Wilga after devastating crash.
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New Business Turboprops 2019
Wither the new turboprop market, or the pause that refreshes? Historically, new business turboprop sales remain relatively steady while jet sales gyrate up or down. So far, this year is a little different. While new business jet deliveries have climbed more than 12 percent for the first six months of 2019, turboprop deliveries dropped 11.2 percent for 1H 2019 compared to the year-ago period, according to data from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). It is notable that a big chunk of jet sale gains were models that challenge traditional turboprop territory, such as the new Cirrus SF50 single-engine jet or the revised HondaJet Elite light twin.
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Textron Marks 500th Grand Caravan EX Delivery
The Cessna Grand Caravan EX utility turboprop single entered service more than six years ago, and Textron Aviation has delivered its 500th copy, the company announced yesterday. Certified in 2013, it is the third variant of the successful Caravan line first introduced in 1986, but with a more powerful Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-140 engine that improved its rate of climb by 38 percent over its predecessor.
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Blackhawk Picks P&WC and Hartzell to Create the World’s Fastest King Air
Blackhawk Aerospace has received a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to transform the Beechcraft King Air 300 into the fastest King Air in the world.
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DHC-7: The quiet STOL multi-tasker
Article first seen in Skies Magazine here.
Fifty years ago, de Havilland Canada (DHC) was the global leader in the design and production of STOL (short takeoff and landing) aircraft. Beginning with the DHC-2 Beaver in 1947 and following with the DHC-3 Otter, DHC-4 Caribou and DHC-5 Buffalo, the Toronto-based company had developed a family of ever-larger airplanes that could access isolated locations — with or without a runway.
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A Look at the PT6A-15AG Powered Air Tractor AT-402B
With the AT-402B, Air Tractor’s goal was to combine turbine power with affordability. You get both and more. It’s quiet, powerful, and fun to fly, even at the end of a long day.
The Turbine Advantage
The AT-402B is Air Tractor’s entry-level turbine ag plane, ideal for first-time turbine owners. With its legendary PT6A-15AG turbine engine, the 402B offers the power and superb handling characteristics that make it a joy to fly and the productivity that makes profits. Quick turn times, superior visibility, faster ferry speeds, ultra-quiet engine, shorter loaded take-off distances, faster climb and cruise speeds, wider spray patterns, decreased fuel and maintenance costs — get it all with the 402B. It all adds up to a healthier bottom line for your business.
AT-402B Specifications
| Engine Type: | P&W PT6A-15AG |
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| Engine SHP: | 680 @ 2200 RPM |
| Propeller: | Hartzell HC-B3TN-3D/T10282N+4 |
| Take-off Weight: | 9,170 lbs (4.159 kg) |
| Landing Weight: | 7,000 lbs (3.175 kg) |
| Empty Weight with Spray Equipment: | 4,299 lbs (1.950 kg) |
| Useful Load: | 5,150 lbs (2.336 kg) |
| Hopper Capacity: | 400 US gal (1.514 L) |
| Fuel Capacity: | 170 US gal (644 L) |
| Wing Span: | 51 ft (15,54 m) |
| Wing Area: | 306 sq ft (28,45 m²) |
| Main Wheel Size: | 29.00 x 11-10 |
| Tail Wheel Size: | 5.00 x 5 |
AT-402B Performance
| Cruise Speed at 8,000 ft (2.438 m): | 162 mph (141 kts) |
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| Working Speed (Typical): | 120-140 mph (104-122 kts) |
| Range – Economy Cruise at 8,000 ft (2.438 m): | 660 mi (1.062 km) |
| Stall Speed – Flaps Up: | 77 mph (66 kts) at 7,000 lbs (3.175 kg) |
| Stall Speed – Flaps Down: | 66 mph (57 kts) at 7,000 lbs (3.175 kg) |
| Stall Speed as Usually Landed: | 53 mph (46 kts) |
| Rate of Climb: | 800 fpm at 8,600 lbs (3.901 kg) |
| Take-off Distance: | 975 ft at 8,600 lbs (3.901 kg) |
AT-402B Dimensional Drawings
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Missbeechcraft Shares: How To Fly A Sports Car In The Arctic
This article originally appeared on the P&WC Airtime Blog.
Airtime gets into the cockpit with air ambulance pilot Anette Vreim (aka @MissBeechcraft on Instagram) to hear about her passion for the King Air and love for Arctic aviation.
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A Look at Pilatus Aircraft & A List of Aircraft the Company has Produced
The Company was established in the early 1940s, the first design project was a single-seat trainer, designated P-1 but it was abandoned before being built. The next project was the SB-2 Pelican which was designed by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology but it never was built in series.
With production of the P-3 for the Swiss Air Force in progress, the company achieved its first export order for six P-3s for the Brazilian Navy.
In 1958 design work started on a STOL light civil transport aircraft, this emerged as the PC-6 Porter which first flew on 4 May 1959. In 1965 a twin-engined variant of the PC-6 was built as the PC-8 Twin Porter, although it first flew on 15 November 1967 it remained an experimental and one-off type and development was stopped in 1972.
Another project for the PC-10 16-passenger twin-engined transport was started but was not built.
The Pilatus PC-6 Porter is a single-engined STOL utility aircraft designed by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. First flown in 1959, the PC-6 continues in production at Pilatus Flugzeugwerke in Stans, Switzerland. It has been built in both piston engine- and turboprop-powered versions and was produced under
In 1966 a turboprop-powered variant of the P-3 was flown, designated the PC-7.
The aircraft crashed and development was put on hold until the 1970s. In 1975 a further prototype was flown and after further development
In 1982 development of an improved variant of the PC-7 was started, it emerged as the Pilatus PC-9 in 1984. Development of what was to become the companies best selling type the Pilatus PC-12 was started in 1987, a single-engined turboprop transport that could carry up to twelve passengers or freight. The prototype PC-12 was flown on 31 May 1991.
To further the family of military training aircraft the turboprop PC-21 was developed and first flown in 2002.
In December 2000, the owners Unaxis (previously called Oerlikon-Bührle) sold Pilatus to a consortium of Swiss investors. In July 2010 the company delivered its 1000 PC-12.
Even in the last years of crisis, Pilatus still confirmed the leadership on this nice market with the help of loyalty versus this Swiss company that delivered excellent products all over the world with many orders of their products like PC-7 MkII, PC-12 NG and PC-21.
Pilatus announced last years the development of their first Jet-engine aircraft that should be
here below a list of all the aircraft produced by Pilatus Aircraft:
- Pilatus SB-2 Pelican
- Pilatus P-1 – 1941 project for a single-seat trainer, not built.
- Pilatus P-2 – 1942
- Pilatus P-3 – 1953
- Pilatus P-4 – 1948
- Pilatus P-5 – proposed artillery observation aircraft, not built.
- Pilatus PC-6 Porter – 1959
- Pilatus PC-7 – 1966
- Pilatus PC-8D Twin Porter – 1967 twin-engined variant of the PC-6, prototype only
- Pilatus PC-9 – 1984
- Pilatus PC-10 – 1970 twin-engined transport project, not built.
- Pilatus PC-11/Pilatus B-4 – 1972
- Pilatus PC-12 – 1991
- Pilatus PC-21 – 2001
- Pilatus PC-24 – Proposed twin-engined jet
For those interested here below a review of a PC-12 NG.