Many agricultural pilots also pursue a tailwheel endorsement, as many crop dusting aircraft are set up in such a configuration. Tailwheel aircraft such as the Air Tractor and the Grumman Ag Cat ...

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Officially designated the OA-1K, the Skyraider II is based on the Air Tractor AT-802 crop duster. L3Harris is the systems integrator and prime contractor for the new aircraft, which is designed to ...

Startup Pyka’s electric aircraft are being used on banana plantations across Latin America in a bid to reduce the spread of chemicals and cut emissions. Crop dusting planes are a key tool for ...

The aircraft has received criticism for using a propeller instead of a jet engine. Some media outlets have referred to it as a “crop duster,” a reference to agricultural aircraft that sprays ...

12, 2023. GRAND FORKS COUNTY, N.D. — The fatal agricultural aircraft crash in northern Grand Forks County on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 12, is the ninth crop-dusting fatality in the United States ...