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Air Tractor AT-502

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Agricultural single engine turboprop aircraft. Includes 502A, 502B and 504 variants. Also variant 502XP (Xtra Power) based on the 502A airframe.

Lift type

Fixed wing

Assembly

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turboprop

Application

Agricultural

Design & construction

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Airframe & structure

Primary structure

Aluminium

Wing

Aluminium

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Systems & avionics

Flight controls

Mechanical

Autopilot

None

Avionics architecture

Analogue

Configuration & certification

Wing position

Low

Planform

Straight

Tail

Conventional

continued

Certification

Part 23

Minimum crew

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Notes
Air Tractor AT-502	1987 / 1987	Production: 7 (2026) GAMA: Air Tractor AT-502A / XP. Baseline variant.
Air Tractor AT-502A	1992 / 1992	Production: 19 (2020) GAMA: Air Tractor AT-502A. Similar to AT-502B but with differing propeller.
Air Tractor AT-502B	1992 / 1992	Production: 9 (2026) GAMA: Air Tractor AT-502B. Variant with upgraded, stronger wings.
Air Tractor AT-504	2007 / 2007	Production: 2 (2025) GAMA: Air Tractor AT-504. Side- by-side seating variant of AT-502B.
Air Tractor AT-502XP	2015 / 2016	Upgraded variant of AT-502A.

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Air Tractor Inc.

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