Main features
- The Air Tractor can operate out of short poorly maintained airstrips, salt pans and farm roads, which makes it an outstanding performer in the survey environment.
- It has a structurally efficient airframe with reduced drag force.
- The aircraft has a long fuselage which increases stability on ground and air.
- The heavy-duty spring steel landing gear struts is used as a shock absorber when landing.
- The Air Tractor is optimized for low flying which improves data resolution.
- The Air Tractor makes use of the AMSAFE seatbelt airbags which provides extra security to pilot in cabin.
- Air Tractors are fitted with versions of the PT6A (Pratt & Whitney) turbine engine which allows the aircraft to be both efficient and reliable.
- The Air Tractors cost/performance ratio is unmatched by competing fixed and rotary wing platforms.
- The Air Tractor has an excellent security capability which places it in a safety category unmatched by conventional survey aircraft. The cockpit area follows a similar structural design to that of formula one race cars, which put the safety of the driver (and in this case- the pilot) first.
Technologies
- Magnetics and Radiometrics
- Electromagnetics