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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.
For the USAF unmanned Quail drone aircraft, see ADM-20 Quail. The IMCO CallAir A-9 is an agricultural aircraft that first flew in 1962, a development of the company's previous successful crop-dusters. It is typical of aircraft of its type - a single-seat aircraft with a low wing incorporating spraying gear.
The An-2 was designed as a utility aircraft for use in forestry and agriculture, but the basic airframe is highly adaptable and numerous variants of the type have been developed; these include hopper-equipped versions for crop-dusting, scientific versions for atmospheric sampling, water-bombers for fighting forest-fires, flying ambulances ...
AT-802U prototype at Paris Air Show. In response to the United States Air Force's LAAR program and the growing requirement for light counter-insurgency aircraft, [5] Air Tractor developed an armed model, the AT-802U, in 2008, with engine and cockpit armor, a bulletproof windscreen, self-sealing fuel tanks, and structural reinforcements for the carriage of 9,000 pounds (4,100 kg) of payload.
New Standard D-25B - 300 hp Wright J-6 crop-duster produced by White Aircraft Co. 1940; New Standard D-25C - alternative designation of D-29S; New Standard D-25X - modified D-25 construction number 203. New Standard NT-2 - 2 x D-25 impounded from whiskey smugglers, donated to US Coast Guard. New Standard D-26 - 3-seat business/executive transport.
Its first aircraft was an Avro 504, a pre-World War I biplane that could seat a pilot and one passenger. ... Delta has grown from a small crop-dusting operation in America’s Deep South to the ...
During this time, the Ipanema aircraft was developed by engineers of the Aeronautics Technological Institute (ITA) on the Ipanema Farm, located in Sorocaba. [3] The first version of the aircraft, the EMB-200, made its first flight on 30 July 1970 [4] and was certified on 14 December 1971. [5] The aircraft was equipped with a 260 hp (190 kW ...
It was designed for crop dusting and liquid spraying, and was certified in 1967. ... Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1971-72 [3] General characteristics.