Air Tractor AT-802 vs British Aerospace 125

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

British Aerospace 125 — licensed reference photograph

BSupport aircraft

British Aerospace 125

Mid-size business jet

Credit

SAC Rob Smith / Cpl Dylan Browne · OGL v1.0 · Resized · OGL v1.0 · 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 ↗

British Aerospace 125HS.125 Series 600 · Length

15.39 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

19 of 32 rows sourced on both sides

10.95mAT-802 · Length

15.39mHS.125 Series 600 · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

10.95 m

AT-802 · Length

Single source

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

15.39 m

HS.125 Series 600 · Length

Single source

50 ft 6 in (15.39 m)^[source]

18.06mAT-802 · Wingspan

14.33mHS.125 Series 600 · Wingspan

WingspanScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

18.06 m

AT-802 · Wingspan

Single source

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

14.33 m

HS.125 Series 600 · Wingspan

Single source

47 ft 0 in (14.33 m)^[source]

3.89mAT-802 · Height

5.26mHS.125 Series 600 · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3.89 m

AT-802 · Height

Single source

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

5.26 m

HS.125 Series 600 · Height

Single source

17 ft 3 in (5.26 m)^[source]

7.3t

11.3t

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]

5,684 kg

Empty; HS.125 Series 600 · Empty weight

Single source

11,340 kg

Maximum take-off; HS.125 Series 600 · Max takeoff weight

Single source

12,530 lb (5,684 kg)^[source]

25,000 lb (11,340 kg)^[source]

One or Two (AT-802A – single-seat)

2HS.125 Series 600 · Crew

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

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

2 people

HS.125 Series 600 · Crew

Single source

2^[source]

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

841km/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]

841 km/h

Cruise; HS.125 Series 600 · maximum cruise at 28,000 ft (8,500 m)

Single source

Mach 0.78^[source]

454 kn (522 mph, 841 km/h) maximum cruise at 28,000 ft (8,500 m)^[source]

1,300kmAT-802 · Range

3,060km

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1,300 km

AT-802 · Range

Single source

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

3,060 km

HS.125 Series 600 · 1,000 lb (454 kg) payload, 45 minutes reserve plus allowances for take-off and landing

Single source

1,650 nmi (1,900 mi, 3,060 km) 1,000 lb (454 kg) payload, 45 minutes reserve plus allowances for take-off and landing^[source]

1,010kW

—

Power

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]

—

16.7kN

Thrust

All recorded figures & sources

16.7 kN

HS.125 Series 600 · 2 × Rolls-Royce Viper 601-22 turbojet engines thrust each

Single source

2 × Rolls-Royce Viper 601-22 turbojet engines, 3,750 lbf (16.7 kN) thrust each^[source]

37.3m²AT-802 · Wing area

32.8m²HS.125 Series 600 · Wing area

Wing areaScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

37.25 m²

AT-802 · Wing area

Single source

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

32.79 m²

HS.125 Series 600 · Wing area

Single source

353.0 sq ft (32.79 m 2 )^[source]

4,000mAT-802 · Service ceiling

12,000mHS.125 Series 600 · 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]

12,000 m

HS.125 Series 600 · Service ceiling

Single source

41,000 ft (12,000 m)^[source]

4.3m/sAT-802 · 850 ft/min (

25m/sHS.125 Series 600 · 4,900 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]

25 m/s

HS.125 Series 600 · 4,900 ft/min (

Single source

4,900 ft/min (25 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 British Aerospace 125 configuration
Specification	Air Tractor AT-802	British Aerospace 125
Type	Agricultural / Fire-fighting aircraft^[source]	Mid-size business jet^[source]
National origin	United States^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Air Tractor^[source]	de Havilland (design) Hawker Siddeley (to 1977) British Aerospace (1977–1993) Raytheon (1993–2007) Hawker Beechcraft (2007–2013)^[source]
Status	Active^[source]	Active service^[source]
Manufactured	1990–present^[source]	1963–2013^[source]
First flight	1990^[source]	13 August 1962^[source]
Variant	L3Harris OA-1K Skyraider II^[source]	Hawker 800^[source]
Capacity	820 US gal (683 imp gal; 3,104 L)^[source]	8 passengers (normal layout), 14 passengers in high density layout^[source]
Aspect ratio	8.8:1^[source]	6.25:1^[source]
Airfoil	NACA 4415^[source]	—
Stall speed	91 mph (146 km/h, 79 kn) (power off, flaps down)^[source]	83 kn (96 mph, 154 km/h) EAS flaps down^[source]
Primary users	—	Japan Air Self-Defense Force Brazilian Air Force^[source]
Number built	—	1,720^[source]
Fuel capacity	—	1,181 imp gal (1,418 US gal; 5,369 L) usable fuel^[source]
Never exceed speed	—	475 kn (547 mph, 880 km/h) IAS^[source]
Take-off run	—	4,400 ft (1,300 m)^[source]
Take-off balanced field length	—	5,350 ft (1,630 m)^[source]
Landing run	—	3,400 ft (1,000 m) -600A at typical landing weight^[source]
Landing distance from 50 ft (15 m)	—	2,130 ft (650 m) at typical landing weight^[source]
Country of origin	—	United Kingdom^[source]

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Air Tractor AT-802

British Aerospace 125

Type

Agricultural / Fire-fighting aircraft^[source]

Mid-size business jet^[source]

National origin

United States^[source]

—

Manufacturer

Air Tractor^[source]

de Havilland (design) Hawker Siddeley (to 1977) British Aerospace (1977–1993) Raytheon (1993–2007) Hawker Beechcraft (2007–2013)^[source]

Status

Active^[source]

Active service^[source]

Manufactured

1990–present^[source]

1963–2013^[source]

First flight

1990^[source]

13 August 1962^[source]

Variant

L3Harris OA-1K Skyraider II^[source]

Hawker 800^[source]

Capacity

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

8 passengers (normal layout), 14 passengers in high density layout^[source]

Aspect ratio

8.8:1^[source]

6.25:1^[source]

Airfoil

NACA 4415^[source]

—

Stall speed

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

83 kn (96 mph, 154 km/h) EAS flaps down^[source]

Primary users

—

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Brazilian Air Force^[source]

Number built

—

1,720^[source]

Fuel capacity

—

1,181 imp gal (1,418 US gal; 5,369 L) usable fuel^[source]

Never exceed speed

—

475 kn (547 mph, 880 km/h) IAS^[source]

Take-off run

—

4,400 ft (1,300 m)^[source]

Take-off balanced field length

—

5,350 ft (1,630 m)^[source]

Landing run

—

3,400 ft (1,000 m) -600A at typical landing weight^[source]

Landing distance from 50 ft (15 m)

—

2,130 ft (650 m) at typical landing weight^[source]

Country of origin

—

United Kingdom^[source]