Aircraft reference
VH-8SM
AT-802 · Aerotech Australasia Pty Ltd
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Identity
- Mission
- Air tankers
- Registration
- VH-8SM
- Mode-S address
- 7CAEB4
- ICAO type
- AT8T
- Model
- AT-802
- Manufacturer
- Air Tractor
- Operator
- Aerotech Australasia Pty Ltd
- Country of registration
- Australia
- Home base
- Bordeaux-Mérignac · Australia
- Call sign
- Abel
Australian single-engine air tanker, leased for the season; the tail numbers change from year to year.
About the Air Tractor AT-802
Land-based air tanker
It loads water or retardant on the ground and attacks from a runway base. It can knock down flames with water or lay a retardant line ahead of the fire to slow its spread and support crews on the ground.
What this type can do
The land-based AT-802 is a nimble single-engine tanker that carries about 3,000 litres. It is suited to fast initial attack and accurate split or continuous drops of water, foam, or retardant, but must return to a base for each refill.
This describes the type’s usual firefighting capability; it does not prove what this aircraft is carrying or doing now.
The Air Tractor AT-802 is an American agricultural aircraft that may also be adapted into fire-fighting or armed versions. It first flew in the United States in October 1990 and is manufactured by Air Tractor. The AT-802 carries a chemical hopper between the engine firewall and the cockpit. In the U.S., it is considered a Type III SEAT, or Single Engine Air Tanker.
ICAO type · AT8TFlight history
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