Air Tractor AT-802 vs Beechcraft 1900

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

Beechcraft 1900

Regional airliner , cargo , and corporate aircraft

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 ↗

Beechcraft 1900Beechcraft 1900D · Length

17.62 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

17 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

10.95mAT-802 · Length

17.62mBeechcraft 1900D · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

10.95 m

AT-802 · Length

Single source

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

17.62 m

Beechcraft 1900D · Length

Single source

57 ft 8 in (17.62 m)^[source]

18.06mAT-802 · Wingspan

17.64mBeechcraft 1900D · Wingspan

WingspanScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

18.06 m

AT-802 · Wingspan

Single source

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

17.64 m

Beechcraft 1900D · Wingspan

Single source

57 ft 9 in (17.64 m)^[source]

3.89mAT-802 · Height

4.72mBeechcraft 1900D · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3.89 m

AT-802 · Height

Single source

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

4.72 m

Beechcraft 1900D · Height

Single source

15 ft 5 in (4.72 m)^[source]

7.3t

7.8tGross; Beechcraft 1900D · Gross 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]

4,932 kg

Empty; Beechcraft 1900D · Empty weight

Single source

7,814 kg

Gross; Beechcraft 1900D · Gross weight

Single source

7,764 kg

Maximum take-off; Beechcraft 1900D · Max takeoff weight

Single source

10,874 lb (4,932 kg)^[source]

17,227 lb (7,814 kg)^[source]

17,120 lb (7,764 kg)^[source]

One or Two (AT-802A – single-seat)

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

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

1 people

Beechcraft 1900D · 2 for airline operations

Single source

1 (2 for airline operations)^[source]

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

518km/h

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]

518 km/h

Cruise; Beechcraft 1900D · at 20,000 ft (6,100 m)

Single source

280 kn (322 mph, 518 km/h) at 20,000 ft (6,100 m)^[source]

1,300kmAT-802 · Range

2,306kmFerry; Beechcraft 1900D · Ferry range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1,300 km

AT-802 · Range

Single source

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

707 km

Beechcraft 1900D · with 19 passenger payload

Single source

2,306 km

Ferry; Beechcraft 1900D · Ferry range

Single source

382 nmi (439 mi, 707 km) with 19 passenger payload^[source]

1,245 nmi (1,432 mi, 2,306 km)^[source]

1,010kW

955kW

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]

955 kW

Beechcraft 1900D · 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67D turboprops , 1,279 shp ( ) each

Single source

2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67D turboprops , 1,279 shp (955 kW) each^[source]

37.3m²AT-802 · Wing area

—

Wing area

All recorded figures & sources

37.25 m²

AT-802 · Wing area

Single source

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

4,000mAT-802 · Service ceiling

7,620mBeechcraft 1900D · Service ceiling

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4,000 m

AT-802 · Service ceiling

Single source

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

7,620 m

Beechcraft 1900D · Service ceiling

Single source

25,000 ft (7,620 m)^[source]

4.3m/sAT-802 · 850 ft/min (

13m/sBeechcraft 1900D · 2,615 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]

13.28 m/s

Beechcraft 1900D · 2,615 ft/min (

Single source

2,615 ft/min (13.28 m/s)^[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 Beechcraft 1900 configuration
Specification	Air Tractor AT-802	Beechcraft 1900
Type	Agricultural / Fire-fighting aircraft^[source]	Regional airliner , cargo , and corporate aircraft^[source]
National origin	United States^[source]	United States^[source]
Manufacturer	Air Tractor^[source]	Beech Aircraft Corporation Raytheon Aircraft Company^[source]
Status	Active^[source]	In service^[source]
Manufactured	1990–present^[source]	1982–2002^[source]
First flight	1990^[source]	September 3, 1982^[source]
Variant	L3Harris OA-1K Skyraider II^[source]	—
Capacity	820 US gal (683 imp gal; 3,104 L)^[source]	19 passengers and 6,356 lb (2,882 kg) useful load^[source]
Aspect ratio	8.8:1^[source]	—
Airfoil	NACA 4415^[source]	—
Stall speed	91 mph (146 km/h, 79 kn) (power off, flaps down)^[source]	—
Primary users	—	Ameriflight Alpine Air Express Central Mountain Air Propair^[source]
Number built	—	695^[source]
Introduction date	—	February 1984^[source]
Developed from	—	Beechcraft Super King Air^[source]
Fuel capacity	—	4,458 lb (2,022 kg)^[source]
Fuel type	—	Jet A recommended, others usable^[source]

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Air Tractor AT-802

Beechcraft 1900

Type

Agricultural / Fire-fighting aircraft^[source]

Regional airliner , cargo , and corporate aircraft^[source]

National origin

United States^[source]

Manufacturer

Air Tractor^[source]

Beech Aircraft Corporation Raytheon Aircraft Company^[source]

Status

Active^[source]

In service^[source]

Manufactured

1990–present^[source]

1982–2002^[source]

First flight

1990^[source]

September 3, 1982^[source]

Variant

L3Harris OA-1K Skyraider II^[source]

—

Capacity

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

19 passengers and 6,356 lb (2,882 kg) useful load^[source]

Aspect ratio

8.8:1^[source]

—

Airfoil

NACA 4415^[source]

—

Stall speed

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

—

Primary users

—

Ameriflight Alpine Air Express Central Mountain Air Propair^[source]

Number built

—

695^[source]

Introduction date

—

February 1984^[source]

Developed from

—

Beechcraft Super King Air^[source]

Fuel capacity

—

4,458 lb (2,022 kg)^[source]

Fuel type

—

Jet A recommended, others usable^[source]