Transavia PL-12 Airtruk

Transavia PL-12 Airtruk
Land	Australien
Rolle	Landbrugsfly
Første flyvning	2. april 1965
Bygget	138

Den Transavia PL-12 Airtruk er et enmotoret landbrugsfly designet og bygget af Transavia Corporation i Australien. Airtruk er et skuldervinge-stiveret sesquiplane af metalkonstruktion, med cockpittet monteret over en traktor-placering mod-cylinder luftkølet motor og kort pod-skrog med bagdør. Motorkappen, bagkroppen og topdækslet er af glasfiber. Den har en trehjulet undervogn, hvis hovedenheder bæres på de nederste sesquiplane-vinger. Den har dobbelte halebomme med to uforbundne haler. Dens første flyvning var den 22. april 1965 og blev certificeret den 10. februar 1966.

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Photographer	Vladimir Yakubov
Localisation	Museum of Transport and Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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Unique Design and Characteristics

The Transavia PL-12 Airtruk, often cited as one of the world’s most bizarre-looking aircraft, is a rugged Australian-built agricultural plane designed by Luigi Pellarini. Its unconventional layout is a direct result of its specialized mission requirements for crop dusting and topdressing.

Unconventional Fuselage: Features a short, stubby pod fuselage centered around the chemical hopper/tank. The pilot’s cockpit is high-mounted above the engine, providing exceptional forward and downward visibility and enhancing pilot safety by placing them above the heavy engine and hopper in the event of a crash.
Twin Tail Booms: The most distinguishing feature is the twin tail booms supporting unconnected tails (fins and rudders). This design allows a loading truck to back up between the booms to quickly fill the hopper, even with the engine running, which significantly reduces turnaround time. It also keeps corrosive chemicals away from the tail structure.
Sesquiplane Wing: The aircraft is technically a sesquiplane, meaning it has one main wing (shoulder-mounted) and a much smaller lower wing (stub wings) which primarily serve to mount the main landing gear.
Multi-Role Capability: Although primarily an agricultural aircraft, a utility variant (PL-12U) was developed for cargo, air ambulance, aerial survey, and even to ferry up to five passengers (one in the upper cockpit, four in the lower cabin behind the hopper).

Specifications and Performance (PL-12/T-300 Variant)

Property	Værdi
Rolle	Agricultural/Utility Aircraft
Producent	Transavia Corporation (Australia)
Besætning	1 pilot
Capacity (Ag)	910 kg (2,000 lb) dry chemicals / 818 L (216 US gal) liquids
Kraftværk	1 Rolls-Royce/Continental IO-520-D (or Lycoming IO-540) flat-six piston engine, 300 hp
Max Takeoff Weight (Agricultural)	1,855 kg (4,090 lb)
Max Cruise Speed	176 km/h (95 knots) at 75% power
Stall Speed (Flaps Down)	96 km/h (52 knots)
Rate of Climb	3.05 m/s (600 ft/min)
Interval	Approximately 1,296 km (700 NM)