The Antonov An-2 was the first purpose-built agricultural arcraft to be mass-produced.

An agricultural aircraft is an aircraft that has been built or converted for agricultural use -- usually aerial application of pesticides (crop dusting) or fertiliser (aerial topdressing); in this role they are referred to as "top dressers" or "crop dusters." Agricultural aircraft are also used for hydroseeding. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x1022, 295 KB) Antonov AN-2 (LY-BIG) at Hullavington Airfield, Wiltshire, England. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x1022, 295 KB) Antonov AN-2 (LY-BIG) at Hullavington Airfield, Wiltshire, England. ... The Antonov An-2 (Russian nickname: кукуру́зник (kukuruznik); NATO code name Colt) is an extremely durable, light, single-engine biplane which first flew in 1947. ... A Japan Airlines Boeing 747-400. ... Aerial application, referred to by many as crop dusting, involves spraying crops with fertilizers, pesticides, and fungicides from an agricultural aircraft. ... A cropduster spreading pesticide. ... An agricultural aircraft is an aircraft that has been built or converted for agricultural use -- usually aerial spraying of pesticides or fertiliser. ... Fertilizers are chemicals given to plants with the intention of promoting growth; they are usually applied either via the soil or by foliar spraying. ... Aerial Topdressing is the spreading of fertilisers such as Superphosphate over farm land. ...

A crop duster applies a low-insecticide bait on a soybean field.

The most common agricultural aircraft are fixed-wing, such as the Grumman Ag Cat, PAC Fletcher, or Rockwell Thrush Commander but helicopters are also used. Autogyros have been tested for aerial application as well. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1602x1225, 1428 KB) From http://www. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1602x1225, 1428 KB) From http://www. ... An insecticide is a pesticide whose purpose is to kill or to prevent the multiplication of insects. ... Binomial name Glycine max (L.) Merr. ... A fixed-wing aircraft (more commonly known as an airplane in North American English or aeroplane in Commonwealth English) is a heavier-than-air craft where movement of the wings in relation to the aircraft is not used to generate lift. ... The Grumman G-164 Ag Cat is a single-engine biplane agricultural aircraft, developed by Grumman in the 1950s. ... PAC Fletcher is an Agricultural aircraft, made in New Zealand, together with the Auster Agricola, the first designed for aerial topdressing. ... The Ayres Thrush, formerly the Snow S-2, the Aero Commander Ag Commander and the Rockwell Thrush Commander, is one of the most successful and long-lived agricultural aircraft in the world. ... The Bell 206 of Canadian Helicopters Robinson Helicopter Company (USA) R44, a four seat development of the R22 A helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more horizontal rotors (propellers). ...

Crop dusting with insecticides began in the 1920s in the United States. The first widely used agricultural aircraft were converted war surplus biplanes, such as the De Havilland Tiger Moth and Stearman. After more effective insecticides and fungicides were developed in the 1940s, and aerial topdressing was developed by government research in New Zealand, a large number of purpose-built agricultural fixed-wing aircraft appeared. In the US and Europe they are typically small, simple, and rugged. Many have spraying systems built into their wings, and pumps are usually driven by wind turbines. In places where farms are larger, such as New Zealand, Australia, the former Warsaw pact nations and parts of the developing world, larger and more powerful aircraft have been used, including turboprop powered aircraft PAC Cresco, twin engined types, Lockheed Lodestar and varying from the versatile and utilitarian Antonov An-2 biplane to the bizarre turbofan powered biplane, the WSK-Mielec M-15 Belphegor- all however tend to be of simple rugged STOL design. In places where dedicated use as an agricultural aircraft is uneconomic, utility types such as the De Havillland Canada DHC2 Beaver have been used. The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth was a 1930s biplane designed by de Havilland and operated by the Royal Air Force and others as a primary trainer. ... Boeing Stearman PT-17 Stearman Aircraft Corporation was an aircraft manufacturer established by Lloyd Stearman at Wichita, Kansas in 1927. ... An insecticide is a pesticide whose purpose is to kill or to prevent the multiplication of insects. ... Fungicides are pesticides for destruction or development prevention of fungi. ... Aerial Topdressing is the spreading of fertilisers such as Superphosphate over farm land. ... Seal of the Warsaw Pact Distinguish from the Warsaw Convention, which is an agreement among airlines about financial liability. ... A PAC Cresco in action The PAC Cresco is a turbo-prop powered derivative of the FU-24 PAC Fletcher aerial topdressing aircraft, manufactured by the Pacific Aerospace Corporation in Hamilton, New Zealand. ... The Lockheed 18 Lodestar was a passenger transport aircraft of the Second World War era. ... The Antonov An-2 (Russian nickname: кукуру́зник (kukuruznik); NATO code name Colt) is an extremely durable, light, single-engine biplane which first flew in 1947. ... CFM56-3 turbofan, lower half, side view. ... Hs123 biplane. ... The M-15 Belphegor is a jet agricultural aircraft, manufactured by WSK-Mielec in Poland for the USSR agricultural aviation. ... STOL is an acronym for Short Take-Off and Landing, used in the aircraft industry to describe airplanes with very short runway requirements. ... De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver (N130WA) at Airport Niederrhein, Germany The de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver is one of the most famous bush planes in the world. ...

In the case of helicopters, tanks are placed on or outside the body of the aircraft, while a spray rig, extending outward to the sides, is attached well below the main rotor blades. Hydroseeding is often done by helicopters using tanks and drop systems much like those used for aerial firefighting. The Bell 206 of Canadian Helicopters Robinson Helicopter Company (USA) R44, a four seat development of the R22 A helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more horizontal rotors (propellers). ...

See also

• Category:agricultural aircraft.
• Crop dusting
• Aerial topdressing

An agricultural aircraft is an aircraft that has been built or converted for agricultural use -- usually aerial spraying of pesticides or fertiliser. ... Aerial Topdressing is the spreading of fertilisers such as Superphosphate over farm land. ...

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