Air Tractor AT-802 vs Antonov An-8: Specs Compared

Air Tractor AT-802 — licensed reference photograph

ASupport aircraft

Air Tractor AT-802

Agricultural / Fire-fighting aircraft

Credit

Daniel VA · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BSupport aircraft

Antonov An-8

Military transport aircraft

Credit

Ken Fielding · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Air Tractor AT-802AT-802 · Length

10.95 m

Length source ↗

Antonov An-8Length

26 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

19 of 29 rows sourced on both sides

10.95mAT-802 · Length

26m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

10.95 m

AT-802 · Length

Single source

35 ft 11 in (10.95 m)^[source]

26 m

Length

Single source

26 m (85 ft 4 in)^[source]

18.06mAT-802 · Wingspan

30m

Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

18.06 m

AT-802 · Wingspan

Single source

59 ft 3 in (18.06 m)^[source]

30 m

Wingspan

Single source

30 m (98 ft 5 in)^[source]

3.89mAT-802 · Height

9.7m

Height

All recorded figures & sources

3.89 m

AT-802 · Height

Single source

12 ft 9 in (3.89 m)^[source]

9.7 m

Height

Single source

9.7 m (31 ft 10 in)^[source]

7.3t

40tMaximum take-off; Max takeoff weight

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2,951 kg

Empty; AT-802 · Empty weight

Single source

7,257 kg

Maximum take-off; AT-802 · Max takeoff weight

Single source

6,505 lb (2,951 kg)^[source]

16,000 lb (7,257 kg)^[source]

21,250 kg

Empty; Empty weight

Single source

40,000 kg

Maximum take-off; Max takeoff weight

Single source

One or Two (AT-802A – single-seat)

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

One or Two (AT-802A – single-seat)^[source]

6 people

pilot, copilot, navigator, flight engineer, tail gunner, wireless operator

Single source

6 (pilot, copilot, navigator, flight engineer, tail gunner, wireless operator)^[source]

356km/hCruise; AT-802 · at 8,000 ft (2,440 m)

610km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

356 km/h

Cruise; AT-802 · at 8,000 ft (2,440 m)

Single source

221 mph (356 km/h, 192 kn) at 8,000 ft (2,440 m)^[source]

480 km/h

Cruise; Cruise speed

Single source

610 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

610 km/h (380 mph, 330 kn)^[source]

480 km/h (300 mph, 260 kn)^[source]

1,300kmAT-802 · Range

2,780km

Range

All recorded figures & sources

1,300 km

AT-802 · Range

Single source

800 mi (1,300 km, 700 nmi)^[source]

2,780 km

Range

Single source

2,780 km (1,730 mi, 1,500 nmi)^[source]

1,010kW

3,860kW

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1,010 kW

AT-802 · 1 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A -67AG turboprop , 1,350 shp (

Single source

1 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A -67AG turboprop , 1,350 shp (1,010 kW)^[source]

3,860 kW

2 × Ivchenko AI-20D turboprop engines (5,180 shp) each

Single source

2 × Ivchenko AI-20D turboprop engines, 3,860 kW (5,180 shp) each^[source]

37.3m²AT-802 · Wing area

117m²

Wing area

All recorded figures & sources

37.25 m²

AT-802 · Wing area

Single source

401.0 sq ft (37.25 m 2 )^[source]

117.2 m²

Wing area

Single source

117.2 m 2 (1,262 sq ft)^[source]

4,000mAT-802 · Service ceiling

9,600m

Service ceiling

All recorded figures & sources

4,000 m

AT-802 · Service ceiling

Single source

13,000 ft (4,000 m)^[source]

9,600 m

Service ceiling

Single source

9,600 m (31,500 ft)^[source]

4.3m/sAT-802 · 850 ft/min (

7.1m/s1,402 ft/min

Rate of climbScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4.3 m/s

AT-802 · 850 ft/min (

Single source

850 ft/min (4.3 m/s)^[source]

7.12 m/s

1,402 ft/min

Single source

7.12 m/s (1,402 ft/min)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Air Tractor AT-802 and Antonov An-8 configuration
Specification	Air Tractor AT-802	Antonov An-8
Type	Agricultural / Fire-fighting aircraft^[source]	Military transport aircraft^[source]
National origin	United States^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
Manufacturer	Air Tractor^[source]	Antonov^[source]
Status	Active^[source]	One in service with Uhuru Airlines^[source]
Manufactured	1990–present^[source]	1956-1961^[source]
First flight	1990^[source]	11 February 1956^[source]
Variant	L3Harris OA-1K Skyraider II^[source]	—
Capacity	820 US gal (683 imp gal; 3,104 L)^[source]	48 persons / 11,000 kg (24,000 lb) max payload^[source]
Aspect ratio	8.8:1^[source]	11.7^[source]
Airfoil	NACA 4415^[source]	—
Stall speed	91 mph (146 km/h, 79 kn) (power off, flaps down)^[source]	—
Primary users	—	Soviet Air Force Aeroflot^[source]
Number built	—	~151^[source]
Introduction date	—	1958^[source]
Developed into	—	Antonov An-10^[source]
Guns	—	One 23 mm cannon in the tail turret.^[source]
Propellers	—	4-bladed constant-speed propellers^[source]
Country of origin	—	Soviet Union^[source] Soviet Union^[source]

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Air Tractor AT-802

Antonov An-8

Type

Agricultural / Fire-fighting aircraft^[source]

Military transport aircraft^[source]

National origin

United States^[source]

Soviet Union^[source]

Manufacturer

Air Tractor^[source]

Antonov^[source]

Status

Active^[source]

One in service with Uhuru Airlines^[source]

Manufactured

1990–present^[source]

1956-1961^[source]

First flight

1990^[source]

11 February 1956^[source]

Variant

L3Harris OA-1K Skyraider II^[source]

—

Capacity

820 US gal (683 imp gal; 3,104 L)^[source]

48 persons / 11,000 kg (24,000 lb) max payload^[source]

Aspect ratio

8.8:1^[source]

11.7^[source]

Airfoil

NACA 4415^[source]

—

Stall speed

91 mph (146 km/h, 79 kn) (power off, flaps down)^[source]

—

Primary users

—

Soviet Air Force Aeroflot^[source]

Number built

—

~151^[source]

Introduction date

—

1958^[source]

Developed into

—

Antonov An-10^[source]

Guns

—

One 23 mm cannon in the tail turret.^[source]

Propellers

—

4-bladed constant-speed propellers^[source]

Country of origin

—

Soviet Union^[source]