amm in a fat cat with 500 gallons what will be the best engine for work ..the walter turbine,the PT6 or the garret turbine conversion,im interesting in one,..its a sheaper aircraft than the thrush aircraft and air tractors so...its good to get work done
This is a Grumman Ag-Cat rebuilt by Hershey's to Super B specs. Fuselage is 14 inches wider allowing the fitting of a 500 gallon hopper. Raised wing and Centre Line Fin & Rudder. During rebuild aircraft had P & W R1340 radial engine removed & Walter E11 Turbine Engine of 750HP installed. Aircraft is used in New Zealand for spraying Thistles in Winter months and crops (Potatoes,Wheat,Squash etc)in the Autumn and Summer months.
Yes this is a Hershey Fatcat. The secret seems to be the 106 inch 3 bladed Avia Prop, a big improvement over the 102 inch Avia & a vast increase over our original 5 blade 96 inch prop.The advantage of Hershey conversion is hopper capacity to 500 gallon.Good for flow of fertilizer & allows the fitting of 41 inch hopper gate. Also the small original cockpit is now acceptable being some 10 inches wider.
I just bought a totally rebuilt Walter Turbine Super "B" Agcat that I will be spraying with this summer in America. This has the same engine as the plane in this video. However I am not sure if this is a Super "B", but I think it is. This is the ultimate spray plane.
amm in a fat cat with 500 gallons what will be the best engine for work ..the walter turbine,the PT6 or the garret turbine conversion,im interesting in one,..its a sheaper aircraft than the thrush aircraft and air tractors so...its good to get work done
cmr17panama 2 years ago
Nice seeing this A-cat in the turns, but what's up with the strip-club music in the background?
nocotton 3 years ago
Strip club? That's techno....and heard in many more places than strip clubs. Maybe that's the only place YOU hear it! LOL! :-)
linuxluver 3 years ago
This is a Grumman Ag-Cat rebuilt by Hershey's to Super B specs. Fuselage is 14 inches wider allowing the fitting of a 500 gallon hopper. Raised wing and Centre Line Fin & Rudder. During rebuild aircraft had P & W R1340 radial engine removed & Walter E11 Turbine Engine of 750HP installed. Aircraft is used in New Zealand for spraying Thistles in Winter months and crops (Potatoes,Wheat,Squash etc)in the Autumn and Summer months.
750XL 3 years ago
Excellent! Thank you.:-)
linuxluver 3 years ago
So this is a fatcat? I have heard the performance suffers when you widen the fuselage?
zzot2 3 years ago
Yes this is a Hershey Fatcat. The secret seems to be the 106 inch 3 bladed Avia Prop, a big improvement over the 102 inch Avia & a vast increase over our original 5 blade 96 inch prop.The advantage of Hershey conversion is hopper capacity to 500 gallon.Good for flow of fertilizer & allows the fitting of 41 inch hopper gate. Also the small original cockpit is now acceptable being some 10 inches wider.
750XL 3 years ago
I just bought a totally rebuilt Walter Turbine Super "B" Agcat that I will be spraying with this summer in America. This has the same engine as the plane in this video. However I am not sure if this is a Super "B", but I think it is. This is the ultimate spray plane.
zzot2 4 years ago
The turbine cats fly sweet, I've got a little over 1,000 hrs in radial ag cats, and 35 hrs in the turbine cat. Sweet ride!
agcatdriver 4 years ago
Certainly looks like fun from the ground. :-)
linuxluver 4 years ago
Cool ftg
MomoDelicious 5 years ago
"ftg" ???? :-)
linuxluver 5 years ago
footage :)
MomoDelicious 5 years ago
I hope he/she didn't drop any of that stuff onto you. Pretty good job following the plane around.
guidotnb 5 years ago
No problems. There was virtually no wind and the area being sprayed / dressed was behind those tall macrocarpa trees.
linuxluver 5 years ago