Transavia PL-12 Airtruk

Transavia PL-12 Airtruk
País	Australia
Papel	Aeronaves agrícolas
Primer vuelo	2 de abril de 1965
Construido	138

el Transavia PL-12 Airtruk es un avión agrícola monomotor diseñado y construido por Transavia Corporation en Australia. El Airtruk es un sesquiplano reforzado con puntal de hombro de construcción totalmente metálica, con la cabina montada sobre un motor refrigerado por aire de cilindro opuesto con ubicación de tractor y fuselaje de cápsula corta con puerta trasera. El carenado del motor, el fuselaje trasero y la cubierta superior son de fibra de vidrio. Tiene un tren de aterrizaje triciclo, cuyas unidades principales se transportan en las alas inferiores del sesquiplano. Tiene brazos de cola gemelos con dos colas no conectadas. Su primer vuelo fue el 22 de abril de 1965 y fue certificado el 10 de febrero de 1966.

Fuente: Transavia PL-12 Airtruk en Wikipedia

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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	Valor
Papel	Agricultural/Utility Aircraft
Fabricante	Transavia Corporation (Australia)
Equipo	1 pilot
Capacity (Ag)	910 kg (2,000 lb) dry chemicals / 818 L (216 US gal) liquids
Planta motriz	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)
gama	Approximately 1,296 km (700 NM)