London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1965. Aerophysics Department, Mississippi State University. Evaluation of the CallAir A-9 Agricultural Aircraft: Technical Report (Report). ^ "A-9 Owners Manual: Serials 1048, 1111, 1117 & Up" Archived at the Wayback Machine.Cruise speed: 87 kn (100 mph, 161 km/h)Īircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era.Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-540-K1A-5 6-cylinder air-cooled horizontally opposed piston engine, 300 hp (220 kW).Built by Aero Commander (as the Quail Commander) and by AAMSA (as the A9B-M Quail) Specifications (AAMSA A9B-M Quail) ĭata from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982-83
A-9 Super Version with 290 hp (216 kW) Lycoming IO-540. Built by IMCO and Aero Commander (as the Snipe Commander). Built by IMCO and Aero Commander (as the Sparrow Commander) B-1 Enlarged A-9 with a 400 hp (298 kW) Lycoming IO-720-A1A engine and 42 ft 8 in (13.00 m) wingspan. Variants A-9 Original variant, powered by a 235 hp (175 kW) Lycoming O-540-B2B5. IMCO was in turn purchased by Rockwell International in 1966, which built the plane under its Aero Commander division before shifting production to Mexico in 1971, under a joint venture there called AAMSA. Later, some A-9s have been adapted for glider towing operations. The aircraft is powered by a single Lycoming O-540 flat-six piston engine. The pilot sits behind the chemical hopper, and the cockpit is enclosed by two removable, bottom-hinged doors that form the left and right side windows. It is of mixed construction, with a fabric-covered steel-tube fuselage structure and a wood-and-fabric wing. Like the earlier CallAir aircraft, the A-9 is a single-engined monoplane with a braced low wing. Production of the new aircraft started in 1963.
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It is typical of aircraft of its type - a single-seat aircraft with a low wing incorporating spraying gear.įollowing the purchase of Call Aircraft Company, who had built the CallAir Model A series of light utility and agricultural aircraft, by Intermountain Manufacturing Company (IMCO) in 1962, IMCO produced a new agricultural derivative of the Callair, the CallAir A-9. The IMCO CallAir A-9 is a small agricultural aircraft that first flew in 1962, a development of the company's previous successful crop-dusters. We are still evaluating which new destinations we will serve with this additional capacity.Mexican Air Force AAMSA A9B-M Quail "Naco" For the USAF unmanned Quail drone aircraft, see ADM-20 Quail. “Moving to twin-engine aircraft operations will enable us to implement a more sustainable business model. “We aim to add four Boeing 767Fs and four B777F converted aircraft, and have applied for a new AOC in Malta, where Challenge Group is headquartered. “Our strategy is to triple our current fleet size and operate 12 aircraft within the next five years,” he said. However, in April, Challenge Group chief executive Yossi Shoukroun told Air Cargo Newsthat the company plans to continue its expansion by adding new aircraft types. The carrier said it had a record year in 2021 and expects another record year in 2022.Ĭhief operating officer of Challenge Airlines BE Martin Scheffmann said: “Since our fleet is our own, we are not driven by maximising flight hours, and can therefore offer our customers additional ground time to load and unload their complex, odd, or oversized shipments.”Īir Cargo News has asked whether the aircraft transferred from Challenge Airlines IL will be replaced and is awaiting a response. While some of these are charters (mostly to destinations in China), it also offers services to Sharjah, Tel Aviv, Wuhan, and US connections. The group has also signed a letter of intent for a fifth B747 to join Challenge Airlines BE, although a date of arrival has not been specified for this aircraft.Ĭhallenge Airlines BE operates around 36 flights per week. However, two more B747Fs are set to transfer from sister airline Challenge Airlines IL – formerly CAL Cargo – in 2023 to double the Belgium-based airline’s fleet size.
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