NAC Fieldmaster
NDN Aircraft / Norman Aeroplane Company · United Kingdom · first flew 1981 · light aircraft
The NAC Fieldmaster was a British agricultural aircraft of the 1980s, a single-engine turboprop monoplane used for crop spraying and firefighting.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × turboprop, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 11.02 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Large single-engine low-wing agricultural monoplane
- Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 turboprop in the nose
- Fixed tricycle undercarriage
A large low-wing single-turboprop with a fixed tricycle undercarriage and an integral titanium chemical hopper; spray nozzles are built into the flaps.
Specifications
- The NAC Fieldmaster has a length of 11.02 m (36 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 16.23 m (53 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 265 km/h (165 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
NDN Aircraft designed it as the NDN-6 Fieldmaster, the first western-built agricultural aircraft designed for turboprop power. The first prototype flew on 17 December 1981 at Sandown, Isle of Wight.
Variants
Brooklands Aerospace rebuilt one with a more powerful engine as the Firemaster 65 firefighter.
Where you'll see it
NAC went into receivership in 1988 after building six Fieldmasters. The Turkish Aeronautical Association began licensed production in 1997 and completed two aircraft before ending it in 1999.
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