Weatherly 620
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The Weatherly 620 is a 1970s American agricultural monoplane designed and built as an improved variant of the Weatherly 201 by the Weatherly Aircraft Company of McClellan, California.
Design
The Weatherley 620 is an all-metal single-seat low-wing cantilever monoplane with a conventional landing gear with a tailwheel. Examples have been fitted with a Pratt & Whitney R-985 radial engine, and PT6A or TPE331 turboprop engine, driving a three-bladed tractor propeller. In the forward fuselage, the aircraft has a either a 355 US gallon hopper or a 320 US gallon hopper that feeds an agricultural dispersal system. Most pilots that fly the weatherly aircraft, prefer the 320 gallon hopper aircraft.
Variants
;Model 620
:1979 initial production variant.
;Model 620A
:1987 production variant with a Pratt & Whitney R-985 radial engine.
;Model 620B
:1992 production variant with a Pratt & Whitney R-985 radial engine.
;Model 620TP
:1980 turboprop variant with a Pratt & Whitney PT6A-11AG.
;Model 620B-TG
:1997 improved turboprop variant to replace the 620TP with a Honeywell TPE331 turboprop.
Specifications (620BTG)
File:Weatherly 620B (VH-WEI) at Bankstown Airport.jpg
{{Aircraft specs
|prime units? = kts
|ref=Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2004-05
|crew=1
|capacity = 355 US Gallons (1344litres) hopper
|length ft=29
|length in=8
|length m=9.04
|span ft=46
|span in=8
|span m=14.22
|height ft=9
|height in=6
|height m=2.90
|wing area sqft=277
|wing area sqm=23.1
|empty weight lb=3030
|empty weight kg=1374
|max takeoff weight lb=6000
|max takeoff weight kg=2721
|eng1 name=Honeywell TPE331
|eng1 type=turboprop
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 hp=500
|eng1 kw=373
|cruise speed kts=122
|cruise speed mph=140
|cruise speed kmh=226
|never exceed speed kts=153
|never exceed speed mph=176
|never exceed speed kmh=283
|stall speed kts=62
|stall speed mph=72
|stall speed kmh=115
|ceiling ft=15000
|ceiling m=4572
|climb rate ftmin=1400
}}
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References
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- {{cite book |editor-last= Jackson|editor-first= Paul |title= Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2004-2005|year= 2004|publisher= Jane's Information Group |location=Coulsdon, Surrey, United Kingdom|isbn=0-7106-2614-2}}
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External links
{{commons category|Weatherly 620}}
- [http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/9d1a704a47a8d74286256b35005456d9/$FILE/A26WE.pdf TYPE CERTIFICATE DATA SHEET NO. A26WE]
Category:1970s United States agricultural aircraft
Category:Single-engined tractor aircraft
Category:Single-engined turboprop aircraft