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Air Tractor AT-802

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Agricultural single engine turboprop aircraft. Includes 802A single-seat, 802F/AF fire fighting and 802U Sky Warden surveillance variants.

Photo: L3Harris Technologies / Air Tractor

Lift type

Fixed wing

Assembly

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turboprop

Application

Agricultural, Surveillance

Design & construction

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Airframe & structure

Primary structure

Aluminium

Wing

Aluminium

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Systems & avionics

Flight controls

Mechanical

Autopilot

2-axis

Avionics architecture

Standalone glass

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-802	1989 / 1989	Production: 1 (2026) GAMA: Air Tractor AT-802. Baseline variant.
Air Tractor AT-802A	1992 / 1992	Production: 15 (2026) GAMA: Air Tractor AT-802A; Air Tractor AT-802AF. Single-seat variant.
Air Tractor AT-802F/AF	1992 / 1992	Production: 32 (2024). Firefighting two-seat/single-seat variants, can become water scooper when equipped with floats. Also includes other firefighting variants: Fire Boss, and AT-1002A.
Air Tractor AT-802L Longsword	2018 / 2018	Variant with integrated mission system by L3 Technologies, also known as OA-8 Longsword.
L3Harris AT-802U Sky Warden	2021 /	Production: 6 (2026) GAMA: Air Tractor AT-802F; Air Tractor AT-802U. Militarised ISR strike aircraft variant, joint venture between L3 Harris and Air Tractor, USAF designation: OA-1K Skyraider II.
L3Harris/IAI Blue Sky Warden	2025 /	Variant for Israel's Light-Attack Aircraft program with Israeli-specific software and IAI mission equipment.

Airframer

Air Tractor Inc.	News
L3Harris (was L3 Technologies)	News	AT-802U Sky Warden (joint production with Air Tractor)

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