ag aircraft | Hartzell Propeller Airplane Propeller and Aircraft Propeller Systems Thu, 19 Aug 2021 19:06:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://hartzellprop.com/wp-content/uploads/logo2-60x60.png ag aircraft | Hartzell Propeller 32 32 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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]]> The History of Agricultural Aviation https://hartzellprop.com/the-history-of-agricultural-aviation/ Wed, 08 May 2019 02:26:51 +0000 http://hartzellprop.com/?p=17991 If you’ve ever visited parts of the world with fields and forests, you’ve probably seen low-flying, quick-turning agriculture aircraft in action. While you might be familiar with the idea of agricultural aviation, have you stopped to wonder how the industry got its start and how it has changed over the years? Let’s take a closer […]

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