Air Tractor AT-802 vs Fairchild C-26 Metroliner

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

Fairchild C-26 Metroliner — licensed reference photograph

BSupport aircraft

U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Shelley Gill; The original uploader was User name one at English Wikipedia ., 15 October 2009 (original upload date) · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · 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 ↗

Fairchild C-26 MetrolinerC-26A · Length

12.85 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

13 of 26 rows sourced on both sides

10.95mAT-802 · Length

12.85mC-26A · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

10.95 m

AT-802 · Length

Single source

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

12.85 m

C-26A · Length

Single source

59 ft 4 in (12.85 m)^[source]

18.06mAT-802 · Wingspan

14.01mC-26A · Wingspan

WingspanScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

18.06 m

AT-802 · Wingspan

Single source

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

14.01 m

C-26A · Wingspan

Single source

57 ft 0 in (14.01 m)^[source]

3.89mAT-802 · Height

5.13mC-26A · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3.89 m

AT-802 · Height

Single source

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

5.13 m

C-26A · Height

Single source

16 ft 10 in (5.13 m)^[source]

7.3t

6.4t

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]

6,400 kg

Maximum take-off; C-26A · Max takeoff weight

Single source

14,000 lb (6,400 kg)^[source]

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

533km/hMaximum; C-26A · 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]

533 km/h

Maximum; C-26A · Maximum speed

Single source

331 mph (533 km/h, 288 kn)^[source]

1,300kmAT-802 · Range

3,750kmC-26A · Range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1,300 km

AT-802 · Range

Single source

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

3,750 km

C-26A · Range

Single source

2,331 mi (3,750 km, 2,025 nmi)^[source]

1,010kW

1,000kW

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]

1,000 kW

C-26A · 2 × Allied Signal Garrett TPE-331 -11U-601G turboprops each

Single source

2 × Allied Signal Garrett TPE-331 -11U-601G turboprops , 1,400 hp (1,000 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

9,500mC-26A · 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]

9,500 m

C-26A · Service ceiling

Single source

31,000 ft (9,500 m)^[source]

4.3m/sAT-802 · 850 ft/min (

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Rate of climb

All recorded figures & sources

4.3 m/s

AT-802 · 850 ft/min (

Single source

850 ft/min (4.3 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 Fairchild C-26 Metroliner configuration
Specification	Air Tractor AT-802	Fairchild C-26 Metroliner
Crew	One or Two (AT-802A – single-seat)^[source]	two^[source]
Type	Agricultural / Fire-fighting aircraft^[source]	Military transport aircraft^[source]
National origin	United States^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Air Tractor^[source]	Fairchild Aircraft^[source]
Status	Active^[source]	Active, not in production^[source]
Manufactured	1990–present^[source]	—
First flight	1990^[source]	—
Variant	L3Harris OA-1K Skyraider II^[source]	—
Capacity	820 US gal (683 imp gal; 3,104 L)^[source]	22/14 passengers^[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	—	United States Air Force United States Army United States Navy^[source]
Developed from	—	Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner^[source]
Fuel capacity	—	625 gal (2,370 L)^[source]
Power/mass	—	0.2 hp/lb (337.5 W/kg)^[source]

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Air Tractor AT-802

Fairchild C-26 Metroliner

Crew

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

two^[source]

Type

Agricultural / Fire-fighting aircraft^[source]

Military transport aircraft^[source]

National origin

United States^[source]

—

Manufacturer

Air Tractor^[source]

Fairchild Aircraft^[source]

Status

Active^[source]

Active, not in production^[source]

Manufactured

1990–present^[source]

—

First flight

1990^[source]

—

Variant

L3Harris OA-1K Skyraider II^[source]

—

Capacity

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

22/14 passengers^[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

—

United States Air Force United States Army United States Navy^[source]

Developed from

—

Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner^[source]

Fuel capacity

—

625 gal (2,370 L)^[source]

Power/mass

—

0.2 hp/lb (337.5 W/kg)^[source]