1. AERIAL AGRICULTURE
E. EVANS CHAMBERS IV

2. HISTORY
FIRST APPLICATION
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WW I - JN-6H

3. HISTORY Hazards 1945 used Aircraft - $250 Water Tower Collisions
Fence Post Contact
Flagmen to Signal Pilots
1945 used Aircraft - $250

4. APPLICATIONS
Pesticide
Herbicide
Fertilizer
Seeding

5. APPLICATIONS Regular Property Inspection Combating Equipment Fires
Accessing Livestock
Remote Sensing

6. TURBULENCE
NASA Experimentation

7. VORTICES
Flow from High to Low Pressure
Solenoidal Flow Results

8. SRAY ADDITIVES Surfactant Reduces Surface Tension
Greater Chemical Absorption/Coverage
May Alter Spray Drift

9. SRAY ADDITIVES Electrostatic Spray Increased Coverage
May Lower Spray Drift
Additional System Components
AMC ESS

10. SPRAY ADDITIVES Drift Retardants Increase Viscosity
Increase Droplet Size

11. ROTARY WING APPLICATION
Downwash
Spray Turbulence
Plant Damage

12. OTHER APPLICATIONS
Accessing Livestock

13. SEEDING
Hydroseeding

14. EQUIPMENT FIRES
20 Million Dollars / Year

15. PRECISION? Ideal Conditions Aircraft Velocity ≈ 100 mph
Adjustment Time ≈ 0.1 sec
Distance ≈ 15 ft
Efficiency ≈ 10 %
Resolution = 150 x 40 = 6000 ft2
(0.02 % of Mile Section)

16. PRECISION?
Resolution
5 ft x 15 ft  75 ft2

17. PRACTICALLITY Capacity/Turnaround Time Equipment Cost Fuel Cost
Inherent Flight Dangers

18. INNOVATION Yamaha RMAX Remote Control 68 lb Payload
60 min Flight Duration
Granular/Liquid
GPS Navigation $

19. POTENTIAL
Future Research
Drift Control
Reaction Time
Turnaround Time