Transavia PL-12 Airtruk

Transavia PL-12 Airtruk
País	Austrália
Papel	Aeronaves agrícolas
Primeiro voo	2 de abril de 1965
Construído	138

O Transavia PL-12 Airtruk é uma aeronave agrícola monomotor projetada e construída pela Transavia Corporation na Austrália. O Airtruk é um sesquiplano de asa de ombro de construção totalmente metálica, com o cockpit montado acima de um motor refrigerado a ar de cilindro oposto localizado no trator e fuselagem curta com porta traseira. A capota do motor, a fuselagem traseira e o convés superior são de fibra de vidro. Possui um trem de pouso triciclo, cujas unidades principais são transportadas nas asas inferiores do sesquiplano. Tem lanças de cauda duplas com duas caudas desconectadas. Seu primeiro vôo foi em 22 de abril de 1965 e foi certificado em 10 de fevereiro de 1966.

Fonte: Transavia PL-12 Airtruk na Wikipédia

Transavia PL12 Airtruck Walk Around
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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)
tripulação	1 pilot
Capacity (Ag)	910 kg (2,000 lb) dry chemicals / 818 L (216 US gal) liquids
Usina	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)