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By 1981, the company was operating a crop-dusting training school. [2] A special V-1-A Vigilante version of the Thrush Commander was developed in 1989 for anti-drug operations in South America. [3] The company attempted to sell 10 Turbo Thrush aircraft to Iran in 1993, but was unable to receive an exemption from U.S. government sanctions. [4]
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". Agricultural aircraft are also used for hydroseeding.
Although Fletcher was the name of the manufacturer in the U.S. and the aircraft was called the FU-24, over time the type has become colloquially known as the Fletcher. Fletchers have been sold to most parts of the world, although they are rare in Europe and the US.
Data from British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1 General characteristics Crew: one Capacity: 144 imperial gallons (650 L) insecticide or 1,700 lb; 760 kg dry fertiliser or 2 passengers Length: 28 ft 1 in (8.56 m) Wingspan: 42 ft 0 in (12.80 m) Height: 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) Wing area: 254.7 sq ft (23.66 m 2) Aspect ratio: 6.93:1 Empty weight: 1,920 lb (871 kg) Max takeoff weight: 3,840 lb ...
Two crop dusting airplanes collided near an airport in southern Idaho on Thursday and crashed to the ground, killing one of the pilots and leaving the other with life-threatening injuries ...
The IAR-821 is an agricultural crop sprayer and duster aircraft. The design was completed under the leadership of eng. Radu Manicatide in 1967, at IMFCA Bucharest (Institutul de Mecanica Fluidelor si Cercetari Aerospatiale - Institute of Fluid Mechanics and Aerospace Research).
The plane crashed in a bean field between Benton County Roads 700 and 800 South and 100 and 200 East, Rosenberger said. The crash site is southwest of Oxford and southeast of Boswell.
Two months ago, the 62-year-old man told a sheriff’s office investigator he had flipped off a different pilot while holding a firearm because he thought they were flying too low.