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SPECIFICATIONS:
System Weight:
Standard .............38 lbs. (17.24
kg.)
Boom Length:
28 ft (8.5 meters)
Atomization:
12 high speed rotating grooved and toothed
atomizing nozzles air driven by
multiblade
propeller, producing a controlled
droplet
spectrum of narrow range.
Droplet Spectrum:
50-300 micron with 95%
consistency
Pressure:
Requires 5 to 25 psi.
(10 to 15 psi recommended)
Flow Regulation:
Orifice flow regulators (#37, 55, 63, and
92
supplied),
flow control
manifold w/valves & gauge
Atomizer Flow
Rate:
1-96 oz./min. (29.6
ml.-2.8 liter/min.)
Swath Width:
45 - 60 ft. (13.72 - 18.3 meter)
(depending on spray altitude)
Pump Flow Rate:
8 g.p.m. (30 liters/min.) - 24 VDC
Centrifugal
pump w/remote on/off and tank
agitation.
Acres Covered Per
Load:
High capacity 37 gal.
(140 liter) and
1 liter total spray/acre (2.4
liters/hectare) =
140 acres (58 hectares).
2 liter total spray/acre (4.8 liter/hectare)
=
70 acres (29 hectares)
Acres Covered Per
Minute:
6 acres/minute (2.5
hectare/min.) at 65 mph
spray speed, 45 - 60
ft. (13.72 - 18.3 meters)
swath width, 12-15 ft. (3.7 -
4.7 meters)
altitude.
Tank Capacity:
Standard - 94 liters fiberglass
High Capacity - 140 liters fiberglass
Benefits:
1. Lower initial cost as compared to traditional
aircraft.
2. Lower operating cost.
3. Lower maintenance cost.
4. Typically uses less chemical yet achieves up
to 90 percent better coverage, thereby
reducing chemical costs and harmful impact
on the environment.
5. Can usually land on site to refill the chemical
tank rather than flying back to an airport.
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Estimated Operating
Costs:
Typical Agricultural Aircraft vs
GT500 with Ag Spray System
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Aircraft
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Conventional
Spray
Plane
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GT 500
w/Spray
System
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Engine
Cost
Engine power
(hp.)
Fuel flow (gal./hr.)
Fixed
Cost
Depreciation ($/yr.)
Interest
Taxes and
License
Hanger
Insurance
Total fixed
cost/year
Fuel and oil
($/hr.)
Maintenance
Total variable
cost
Total operating cost
(fixed and
variable)
$/hr. - 200 hr/yr
- 400 hr/yr
- 600
hr/yr
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Various
$300,000
600
35
$25,200
$26,696
$ 7,217
$ 3,800
$
15,358
78,271
$78.90
$97.60
$176.50
$470.26
$372.18
$306.95
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Rotax 912
$42,795
80
3.5
$3,800
$4,200
$ 720
$1,800
$ 1,840
$12,360
$6.00
$15.00
$21.00
$82.80
$51.90
$41.60
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Note: The General Aviation plane costs are based
upon estimated averages for a new entry
level Ag Plane.
Your Spray System equipped Quicksilver GT500,
when covering approximately 150 acres per hour
and operating at $82.80 per hour results in an
average cost of $0.55 per acre. At $41.60 per
hour your cost is $0.28 per acre.
The General Aviation Aircraft, when covering
approximately 300 acres per hour and operating at
$470.26 per hour, costs on average $1.57 per acre.
At $306.95 per hour, your cost is $1.02 per acre.
The operating cost for your Quicksilver GT500
equipped with a Spray System has a savings of
87% of the per hour cost and a 73% savings over
the per acre cost of the General Aviation Aircraft.
When spraying an average of 5 liters per hectare, the
coverage per hour of the GT500 could increase up
to about 200 acres, 83 hectares per hour, thereby
reducing the cost per acre for the GT 500 by about
25%. Figures are based upon only 3 loads per hour. |
NOTE: Specifications and equipment subject
to change without notice.
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