CallAir A-9

The AAMSA A9B -M Quail is a single-seat agricultural aircraft manufacturer Aeronáutica Agrícola Mexicana of Mexico SA ( AAMSA ).

History

The Quail is originally a development of the U.S. manufacturer Call Air Inc. in the late 1950s and was built there to the insolvency of the company in 1959. Call Air was bought in 1962 by the Intermountain Manufacturing Company (IMCO ) and started production of the A-9 again in 1963. Compared to the original version of the hull has been reduced by 20 cm, and the pilot would sit behind the 795 liter spray tank. From 1963 to 1965 170 copies of the A-9 were produced. It could be a variety of different equipment used on this version of the A-9, this included, for example, the Trans land boom master spray.

IMCO itself was acquired by Rockwell International in 1966, after which the aircraft was further produced by the Aero Commander division of Rockwell as " Quail Commander". After a joint venture agreement with Industrias Unidas 1971 and the founding of the Aeronáutica Agrícola Mexicana SA production was shifted to Mexico.

The also acquired " Sparrow Commander" had the same cell, but differed by the used engine. The " Sparrow Commander" was equipped with the weaker 175 kW payable original engine, while in the " Quail Commander" the 224 kW payable version was used. The production of this variant has already been set in 1975. The production then focused on the " Quail Commander", which was now referred to as " A9B -M Quail". 1980 were built around 40 and 1981 about 80 Quail. Production ended in 1984.

A two-seat version for training purposes was also produced by AAMSA; this was nicknamed " Naco ".

Construction

The Quail is conceived in composite construction low-wing monoplane. The wings are braced up against the hull. The wing spars are made of wood, only the wing leading edge is metallbeplankt, covered the rest of the wings with fabric. Fuselage and tail are fabric-covered tubular steel structures, the cockpit is closed.

The solid spur wheel chassis is equipped with spring shock absorbers for takeoff and landing in difficult terrain. The engine is a six- cylinder boxer engine of Avco Lycoming, one fixed, optionally, a variable pitch propeller, drives. By default, included a chemical hopper to the equipment of the machine, on request, a spray system for liquid or dry chemical was delivered.

The AAMSA Quail was manufactured as a kit and assembled in Mexico and sold by Aircraft Parts & Development Corporation in Laredo / Texas.

This aircraft was suitable for all the usual claims of agricultural use. Standard equipment included a roll bar, cable cutter to suspension and windshield and a Kabelablenker between canopy and tail fin. Standard were also radio and night flying equipment.

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