here's one of our customers landing his Bell 47 aerial applicator with an Allison turbine. The Air Tractor 502A plane is a 500 gallon payload applicator with an 1,150 hp PT6A-45 and 5 blade prop...it's the hot rod version of the 502's which normally have a 750 hp -34 and 3 blade prop!

http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c249/jon96ctd/aircraft/?action=view&current=4687098f.flv
the following are a few of what I was able to get on my camera phone before I started getting sick from trying to watch the screen. they're from an AT-802 2-seat, just like the firebomber version(actually, the airplane that's my avatar). this one has a PT6A-67 1,250hp monster...the fuel tanks alone are just shy of 300 gallons!!

http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c249/jon96ctd/aircraft/?action=view&current=1213399090.flv
we're moving along at about 165mph when you see the telephone poles 'passing by'...no spraying, this was just a test flight.

http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c249/jon96ctd/aircraft/?action=view&current=1213399241.flv

 

dude, tahts sweet! That helicopter looked like the blades were a few feet from the building and other chopper... dayum....

and that little plane was haulin!

 

the blades were about 6-8 feet from the shop and a bit closer to the helicopter on the other side...these ag pilots are crazy but they're good. they hardly ever ball one up from hitting something. I think the most common pilot error wreck is running out of fuel so on the expensive airplanes, low fuel warning lights are one of the first mods we do!!

 

i hear ya there... i used to be facinated (stil am) when i had to drive an hour to work and would see a guy crop dusting... dude was doing all sorts of crazy stuff! was fun to watch...

even if I was going 80 mph down the highway trying to bend/turn/contort to watch the plane thru the windows...