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An amphibious air tanker purpose-built for aerial firefighting

Equipped with amphibious floats, Air Tractor’s AT-802F Fire Boss is a fixed-wing single engine scooper that adds another dimension of capability for wildland firefighting operations.

When near a water source, the Fire Boss can perform continuous scoops and drops on a fire for 3.5 hours without needing to return to a tanker base to refill. Given that most human settlement is near water, and at least two-thirds of historical fires in the US have been within ten miles of a scooper-accessible water source, there is undeniable value to adding the Fire Boss to firefighting arsenals.

For years, agencies across the US and around the world have been bolstering their initial and direct response to wildfires by deploying Fire Boss air tankers as coordinated flight groups, adjusting and optimizing their response level based on the fire situation at hand.

To learn more about adding Fire Bosses to your firefighting arsenal, contact us today. 

Key capabilities

• 16,000-lb. max gross weight

• 4-hour mission fuel

• Computer-controlled constant flow fire gate (Level 1-5 coverage)

• Operates from short/off-airport runways

Size and build

• 16,000-lb. scooping weight

• 16,000-lb. take-off weight (from land)

• 8,800-lb typical empty weight (Dauntless Air configuration)

• 1,600-hp Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67F turboprop engine

• 36 feet long, 60-foot wing span, 16-foot tail height

Watch the Fire Boss’s scooping mechanism in action