The use of aircraft in agriculture /

Akesson, Norman B.

The use of aircraft in agriculture / by Norman B. Akesson and Wesley E. Yates. - Rome : [New York : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ; UNIPUB , 1974. - xviii, 217 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - FAO agricultural development paper ; no. 94 .

CONTENTS

Origin of aerial application and early development
Development of an aerial applicative industry
Growth patterns and world levels of aerial application
Aerial applicator organization
Government regulation of aerial application
Aircraft types used for aerial application
Aerial equipment for dispersing dry and liquid materials
Application techniques
Meteorological factors relating to aircraft application
Laboratory and field analysis of air craft use
Flight planning
Aircraft flight safety and airworthiness
Agriculture pilot training
Specific treatment practices







Includes bibliographical references and index



Aeronautics in agriculture.

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