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PL-12 Airtruk

Transavia Corporation · Agricultural aircraft · Australia · Early Jet (1946–1969)

PL-12 Airtruk — Agricultural aircraft
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The Transavia PL-12 Airtruk is a single-engine agricultural aircraft designed and built by the Transavia Corporation in Australia. The Airtruk is a shoulder-wing strut braced sesquiplane of all-metal construction, with the cockpit mounted above a tractor-location opposed-cylinder air-cooled engine and short pod fuselage with rear door. The engine cowling, rear fuselage and top decking are of fibreglass. It has a tricycle undercarriage, the main units of which are carried on the lower sesquiplane wings. It has twin tail booms with two unconnected tails. Its first flight was on 22 April 1965, and was certified on 10 February 1966.

Specifications

Category
Fixed Wing
Sub-Category
Light Utility
Domain
Civil
Era
Early Jet (1946–1969)
Country
Australia
Manufacturer
Transavia Corporation
Primary Role
Agricultural aircraft
Service Entry
1965
Produced
1966-1993 [http://www.airliner
Engine
1× 6-cylinder air-cooled horizontally opposed piston engine
Thrust / Power
300 hp
Length (ft)
21
Wingspan (ft)
39
Empty Weight (lb)
1709
MTOW (lb)
4090
Max Speed (mph)
119