50 years of the PT6 It was 50 years ago this month that engineers from Pratt & Whitney Canada gathered to witness the shipment of the first PT6 production engine. They couldn’t have known at the time the impact the engine would have on aviation around the world in the years to come. The decisions they made, the basic architecture they chose and their unwavering dedication to ‘getting it right’ powered the now legendary engine to remarkable achievements. Pratt & Whitney Canada was founded by James Young in 1928 with a mandate to repair and overhaul Pratt & Whitney Wasp and Hornet radial piston engines. From the early 1930s, when the company was a small sales and service organization serving bush flying operations, through the hectic years of World War II, the company played an important role assembling and servicing engines for the war effort. In the late 1950s, P&WC became an engine manufacturer in its own right when it began developing the PT6 engine, Canada’s first small turbine engine. Digital versions of AgAir Update's Spanish and Portuguese December 2013 editions available
| AgAir Update launches digital editions Read your AgAir Update on any mobile device or tablet with our new digital editions. Each edition is optimized for interactive content. Click on icons and zoom or rearrange pages. Instantly purchase items advertised in AgAir Update. This digital edition is available to everyone for the month of December (Merry Christmas!) but starting January 1, only current AgAir Update subscribers will have access. Crop Duster's United holds first annual fly-in The first annual Crop Duster’s United Fly-In was held November 8-10, 2013 at Gaston’s White River Resort in Lakeview, Arkansas. Crop Duster’s United is a Facebook group, started in 2010 by Perry Lowry of Arkansas. Lowry was on the road working a timber contract one January evening and decided to launch the group page as another way for those in the industry to connect. The group members all share the common interest of agricultural aviation.
A look back - NAAA reflects on 2013 Tis the season to reflect on another year gone by. Amid the daily grind it’s easy to overlook the many ways NAAA serves as the aerial application industry’s wingman, but behind the scenes we’re here working for you—every day. Here are some of the ways we have helped our members and the industry over the past 12 months. |
Collier County Commission works to settle ag pilot lawsuit
EAA posts FAA changes in special issuance medical certification
China to open up airspace and may include more ag-aircraft
Man shooting at ag-plane gets sentenced.
Ag pilots environmental stewards - MS Pilots recognized
Firefighters learn how ag pilots can help
Dr. Scott Bretthauer refutes magazine's comments about bees and aerial application
Ohio confuses gypsy moth ag planes
Pod cast about precision ag-av with Dave Eby
City feels impact of NPDES for aerial mosquito control
Very positive WA ag operator article
NAAA's Executive Director Andrew Moore warns of drones
