Trends in Airborne Equipment for Agriculture and Other Areas

IntroductionConclusion and RecommendationsList of ContributorsI Economic Aspects The Value of Bio-Aeronautics: a Geographical View Aircraft Equipment and Biological Objectives Application Techniques and Biology Perspectives of Aerial Agricultural Equipment Development and Agricultural Aviation Ground Support Mechanization The Role of the International Agricultural Aviation Center Airborne Infrared Equipment as an Aid to Agriculture and Other Economic Activities A Method for Determining the Technical and Economic Characteristics of Airplanes and Helicopters Used in Agriculture Evaluation of Quality and Efficacy of Herbicide Spraying by Helicopter Effectiveness of Aircraft in Cereal Fertilization Application of the Quantimet Image Analyzer to Agricultural Aviation Problems An Isotopic Method for Determining the Distribution of Chemicals in Agricultural Aviation Methodology for the Economic Evaluation of the Efficiency of the Use of Airborne Equipment in Sectors of the National Economy An Outline of Aviation Insurance Covering Aircraft Used in Bio-Aeronautical Operations, as Regulated by Italian LawII(a) Design Problems of Aircraft and Equipment Special Instruments for Agricultural Airplanes New Type of Airborne Agricultural Equipment Field Performance of Micronair Atomizers with Ulvair and Water-Based Sprays The Bifoil Atomizer The Design of an Aircraft-Mounted Net for Catching Airborne Insects Development and Testing of New Types of Agricultural Equipment for the KA-26 Helicopter Technical Forecasting and Classification of Agricultural Aircraft Applications for Aerostats in Agriculture The Agricultural Aircraft Noise ProblemII(b) Operational Questions including Servicing Use of Helicopters in Building and Assembly Work in the USSR Increased Efficiency in the Use of Civil Aviation in Industry, Geology and Construction The Use of Helicopters in Construction and Erection Work A New Positioning Aid for Agricultural Aviation Effects on Aircraft Construction Materials of Contact with Pesticides Remotely-Piloted Aircraft for Crop Protection Selected Problems of the Technical and Operational Applicability of Helicopters in Agriculture Result of Experience of Many Years' Standing of the Agricultural Aero-Services Department Experience Gained during Utilization of Agricultural Helicopters for Crop Growth in Poland Organization and Results of the Agricultural Work Performed in the Opole District by Means of Mi-2 Helicopters, in 1975-1977 The Influence of the Aircraft Wake on Downwind Dispersal of ULV Sprays The Importance of the Use of Aircraft in the Intensification of Crop Production in the Democratic Republic Problems of Droplet Drift by Low-Volume SprayingIII Environmental Considerations Monitoring of Environmental Pollution, Using Airborne Equipment Helicopter as a Means for Protecting the Natural Environment of The Swietokrzyski National Park Distribution of Aerially Applied Small Drops in Conifer Forests in Canada Use of Light Aircraft for Fighting Forest Fires in France Use of Air Transport in the Control of Forest Fires and for the Protection of the Natural Environment in the Lombardy Region Modern Equipment Used on Movable-Wing Aircraft for Fighting Forest Fires in the Piedmont The Use of Aircraft for Forest Protection Against Fire in Italy Decamethrin, a New Non-Polluting Agricultural Insecticide Particularly Suitable for Ultra-Low-Volume Aerial Applications Studies on Malathion Pollution in the Air after Mosquito Control in Two Areas of Hungary