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Fire Boss Air Tractor AT-802F
The Fire Boss is a design of Wipaire, Inc.
of Saint Paul, Minnesota and is originally
adapted from the Air Tractor AT-802
aircraft.
Wipaire Inc. has partnered with Air Tractor
Inc, and a new company, Fire Boss, LLC,
to create the Fire Boss fire fighting aircraft.
Wipline 13000 amphibious floats were
re-designed to fit the Air Tractor AT-802.
While the traditional Air Tractor AT-802A/F
can be loaded with water and retardant
at an airport, with the two scoops and
additional foam tanks added to the Fire
Boss, it allows the plane to reload by
skimming a nearby lake or river.
The Australian Fire Boss retains the same
size hopper as the AT-802F but has been
fitted with a high performance PT6-67F
1600-shp turboprop engine.
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Key features of the Fire Boss include;
amphibious floats with hydraulically
actuated water scoops.
Air Tractor Fire Retardant Delivery
System.
Air Tractor foam injection system
and controls.
additional foam tanks in the floats
supplement the standard firewall
tank.
changes to the hopper venting
system are incorporated.
Plate 11. Bomber 718 Fire Boss AT 802F, Grafton Airport, NSW.
new upper instrument panel is
added to display the scoop related
and system controls and indicators.
bilge pumping system and water
in floats warning system are
incorporated.
upgraded turbine engine 1600-shp
PT6-67F turboprop engine.
A new Engine Ram Air Inlet.
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Fire Boss amphibious single engine air tanker: Final Report, November 2008