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Aerial application, or what is informally referred to as crop dusting, [1] involves spraying crops with crop protection products from an agricultural aircraft. Planting certain types of seed are also included in aerial application. The specific spreading of fertilizer is also known as aerial topdressing in some countries.
An agricultural aircraft is an aircraft that has been built or converted for agricultural use – usually aerial application of pesticides (crop dusting) or fertilizer (aerial topdressing); in these roles, they are referred to as "crop dusters" or "top dressers".
NATOPS exams consist of an open book examination, a closed book examination, an oral examination, and an evaluation flight or simulator check. Use of operational flight trainers (OFTs) / weapons system trainers (WSTs) is encouraged for simulated emergencies and scenarios that present significantly increased risk when actually performed in an ...
John Arthur Macready (October 14, 1887 – September 15, 1979) was an American test pilot and aviator.He is the only three-time recipient of the Mackay Trophy, and they were awarded in three consecutive years: [1] once for altitude flight, once for transcontinental flight, and once for an endurance flight of 36 hours, 4 minutes and 32 seconds.
Senator Reid in 2002. Initiated by then Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) [9] as the Advanced Aerospace Weapon Systems Applications Program (AAWSAP) to study unexplained aerial phenomena (UAP) at the urging of Reid's friend, Nevada billionaire and governmental contractor Robert Bigelow, [10] and with support from the late senators Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii ...
The techniques for the aerial application of fertilizer for other agricultural crops were well established so needed little modification for softwood plantations. [ 1 ] Most of the work was pioneered by South Australian Woods and Forest Department in the late 1950s using aircraft of the era such as tiger moths .
Two prototype targets were built and test flown in 2001. The BQM-167A was selected as the next-generation Air Force subscale aerial target in July 2002. A total of six targets were built for use during the flight performance demonstration (FPD) phase with its first flight 8 December 2004. A total of 13 FPD launches were made into March 2006. [1]
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