• Unmatched stability and control
•  Wire strike protection is standard
• 365 square feet of wing area
• Powder-coated airframe
• 29,000 hour wing spar life
• Rugged 18ft long stainless steel belly skins
• Chromate chemical conversion on each aluminum part
• Stress relieves all stress steel parts including engine mount, wing attach tubes and landing attach point
• Stainless steel cam locks, studs and grommets
• Premium purchases parts
• Best warranty in the business: 1 year on all Thrush manufactured parts

Standard Equipment

The standard 550P is equipped with the Pratt & Whitney PT6A-60AG (1,050 SHP) turboprop engine; 5-blade 111-inch constant-speed Hartzell propeller; 550-gallon fiberglass hopper; 250-amp starter/generator; spray system with 41-inch stainless steel gatebox (seeding and fertilizer) and emergency liquid dump capabilities; Sherwin-Williams JETGLO paint; three-inch stainless steel spray system; five-blade Weath-Aero cockpit adjustable fan; three-inch side loader; streamlined aluminum booms with wingtip navigation and strobe lights; 228-gallon fuel system; windshield wiper and washer; outside air temperature gauge; AM SAFE Seat Belt Airbags; 29-inch-high flotation tires and wheels with dual caliper Cleveland brakes; and Zee air conditioner and cabin heat.

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• The Thrush 550P is available with the following optional airframe equipment installed at the factory: Dual cockpit, dual control instrument panel with observer’s seat, an observer’s seat, vortex generators, bubble windows, fire extinguisher, single-point refueling, and a ferry fuel system.
• The following dispersal equipment is also available as options: Smoker, stainless steel spreader, Transland hydraulic fire gatebox, electric fan brake 111F, hopper rinse system, stainless steel booms, hopper level indicator, and CP, Davidson and 4664 nozzle on request.  
• And, every 510P has the following optional instruments, electrical, and avionics installations available as well: Left and right wing landing lights, night working light, leading edge light, clock, map light, Garmin GPS/VHF/430 Comm, transponder, Garmin SL-40 Comm/Nav, Mid-Continent Instruments turn & bank indicator, United Instruments vertical speed indicator, Kelly Manufacturing directional gyro, Kelly Manufacturing artificial horizon, Ag Laser laser altimeter, Ameri-King blind encoder, Kenwood HF radio, and an Ameri-King 40g Mhz ELT.