Air Tractor AT-802 vs Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II

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

Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II

Twin-engined utility

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 ↗

Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan IILength

11.89 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

18 of 25 rows sourced on both sides

10.95mAT-802 · Length

11.89m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

10.95 m

AT-802 · Length

Single source

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

11.89 m

Length

Single source

11.89 m (39 ft 0 in)^[source]

18.06mAT-802 · Wingspan

15.09m

Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

18.06 m

AT-802 · Wingspan

Single source

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

15.09 m

Wingspan

Single source

15.09 m (49 ft 6 in)^[source]

3.89mAT-802 · Height

4.01m

Height

All recorded figures & sources

3.89 m

AT-802 · Height

Single source

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

4.01 m

Height

Single source

4.01 m (13 ft 2 in)^[source]

7.3t

4,246–4,700kgMaximum 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]

2,283 kg

Empty; Empty weight

Single source

4,246–4,700 kg

Maximum take-off; Max takeoff weight

Single source

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

424km/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]

388 km/h

Cruise; Cruise speed

Single source

424 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

424 km/h (263 mph, 229 kn)^[source]

388 km/h (241 mph, 209 kn)^[source]

1,300kmAT-802 · Range

2,135km

Range

All recorded figures & sources

1,300 km

AT-802 · Range

Single source

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

2,135 km

Range

Single source

2,135 km (1,327 mi, 1,153 nmi)^[source]

1,010kW

373kW

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]

373 kW

2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A -112 turboprop each

Single source

2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A -112 turboprop , 373 kW (500 hp) each^[source]

37.3m²AT-802 · Wing area

23.5m²

Wing area

All recorded figures & sources

37.25 m²

AT-802 · Wing area

Single source

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

23.48 m²

Wing area

Single source

23.48 m 2 (253 sq ft)^[source]

4,000mAT-802 · Service ceiling

9,145m

Service ceiling

All recorded figures & sources

4,000 m

AT-802 · Service ceiling

Single source

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

9,145 m

Service ceiling

Single source

9,145 m (30,000 ft)^[source]

4.3m/sAT-802 · 850 ft/min (

9.4m/s1,850 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]

9.4 m/s

1,850 ft/min

Single source

9.4 m/s (1,850 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 Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II configuration
Specification	Air Tractor AT-802	Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II
Crew	One or Two (AT-802A – single-seat)^[source]	One^[source]
Type	Agricultural / Fire-fighting aircraft^[source]	Twin-engined utility^[source]
National origin	United States^[source]	France United States^[source]
Manufacturer	Air Tractor^[source]	Reims Aviation^[source]
Status	Active^[source]	In service, production to recommence^[source]
Manufactured	1990–present^[source]	1983–2013^[source]
First flight	1990^[source]	22 September 1983^[source]
Variant	L3Harris OA-1K Skyraider II^[source]	—
Capacity	820 US gal (683 imp gal; 3,104 L)^[source]	12 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	—	French DGDDI Republic of Korea Navy^[source]
Number built	—	99^[source]
Developed from	—	Cessna 404 Titan^[source]

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Air Tractor AT-802

Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II

Crew

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

One^[source]

Type

Agricultural / Fire-fighting aircraft^[source]

Twin-engined utility^[source]

National origin

United States^[source]

France United States^[source]

Manufacturer

Air Tractor^[source]

Reims Aviation^[source]

Status

Active^[source]

In service, production to recommence^[source]

Manufactured

1990–present^[source]

1983–2013^[source]

First flight

1990^[source]

22 September 1983^[source]

Variant

L3Harris OA-1K Skyraider II^[source]

—

Capacity

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

12 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

—

French DGDDI Republic of Korea Navy^[source]

Number built

—

99^[source]

Developed from

—

Cessna 404 Titan^[source]