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manufactured by Air Tractor Inc, that first flew in the United States on 1December 1995. Of

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configuration, it carries a chemical hopper between the

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. It was designed to fill a gap in the Air Tractor range, between the AT-500 series with a 500 US gal (1,890 L) capacity and the

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with a 810 US gal (3,070 L) capacity.

Operators

;Australia *Dunn Aviation (Western Australia) – 2 x AT-602s ;Mongolia *Thomas Air LLC (Mongolia) – AT-602

Specifications

References

Citations

General sources

* Jackson, Paul. ''Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004''. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group, 2003. . * Taylor, Michael J. H. ''Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory 1999/2000''. London: Brassey's, 1999. .
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