agriculture aircraft | Hartzell Propeller Airplane Propeller and Aircraft Propeller Systems Mon, 01 Jul 2024 15:47:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://hartzellprop.com/wp-content/uploads/logo2-60x60.png agriculture aircraft | Hartzell Propeller 32 32 Hartzell Partner Spotlight: Air Tractor Celebrating 50 Years of Agricultural Aviation Innovation https://hartzellprop.com/blog-hartzell-partner-spotlight-air-tractor_oem/ Mon, 01 Jul 2024 15:47:04 +0000 https://hartzellprop.com/?p=25730 Today, we’re highlighting the industry leader in agricultural aircraft manufacturing and our longtime partner, Air Tractor.

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]]> Celebrating a Century of Service: The 100th Anniversary of Aerial Application https://hartzellprop.com/100-years-of-ag-aviation/ Thu, 19 Aug 2021 19:06:47 +0000 https://hartzellprop.com/?p=22477 One hundred years ago, on August 3, 1921, Army test pilot Lt. John A. Macready took off from McCook Field in Ohio in a modified Curtiss JN-6 “Super Jenny” to demonstrate an aerial crop dusting over a nearby Catalpa tree grove. Utilizing a simple hand-cranked application device, the airplane effectively spread lead arsenate dust over […]

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]]> Jim Hirsch | Air Tractor https://hartzellprop.com/air-tractor-hartzell-propeller/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:45:45 +0000 http://hartzellprop.com/?p=15841 In celebration of Hartzell’s 100th anniversary, we had the chance to speak with friends, long time employees, pilots, and partners from around the world. Along the way, we caught up with Jim Hirsch, President of Air Tractor, who shared about the long time relationship between Air Tractor and Hartzell Propeller. Air Tractor aircraft are known […]

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