Weatherly 620
Weatherly Aircraft Company · United States · first flew 1979 · light aircraft
The Weatherly 620 is a 1970s American agricultural monoplane built by the Weatherly Aircraft Company of McClellan, California.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Low-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × turboprop, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Hopper of 320 or 355 US gallons in the forward fuselage feeding a dispersal system |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Single-seat all-metal agricultural monoplane with a low cantilever wing
- Hopper of 320 or 355 US gallons in the forward fuselage feeding a dispersal system
- Single engine driving a three-bladed tractor propeller, with a tailwheel undercarriage
It is an all-metal single-seat low-wing cantilever monoplane with a conventional tailwheel undercarriage and a three-bladed tractor propeller.
Specifications
- The Weatherly 620 has a length of 9.04 m (30 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 14.22 m (47 ft).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
It was designed as an improved variant of the Weatherly 201. The initial production variant, the Model 620, dates from 1979.
Variants
The 620A and 620B of 1987 and 1992 used a Pratt & Whitney R-985 radial engine. The 620TP of 1980 had a PT6A turboprop, and the 620B-TG of 1997 replaced it with a Honeywell TPE331.
Where you'll see it
The type was built as an agricultural sprayer and duster, and 155 were built.
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