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Grumman Ag Cat

first flew 1957· agricultural aircraft

Grumman Ag Cat, photo 1 of 1
1/1 TJM· CC BY 2.0

what is it?

The Grumman G-164 Ag Cat is a single-engined biplane agricultural aircraft, developed by Grumman in the 1950s.

How to recognise it: 1 turboprop · 12.9 m wingspan

base stats

  • speed 209 km/htop speed
  • range 319 kmwithout refuelling
  • size 3,184 kgmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

  • First flew 69 years ago, in 1957.
  • Top speed is 1.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
  • Wingspan of 12.9 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

turboprop: A jet-style turbine turning a propeller: efficient on short hops.

spec sheet

first flight
1957
introduced
1957
number built
—
role
agricultural aircraft
makers
Grumman
engines
1× Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG
crew
1
length
8.4 m
wingspan
12.9 m
height
3.7 m
max take-off weight
3,184 kg
top speed
209 km/h
range
319 km

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q2656591, Wikipedia: Grumman Ag Cat (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.

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