Agricultural Aviation’s 100th Anniversary Includes Drones

agricultural aircraft spraying pesticides
Credit: National Agricultural Aviation Association
Lt. John Macready set a world altitude record of 40,800 ft. in 1922, when he was head of U.S. Army flight testing. The following year, he made the first nonstop transcontinental flight, and in 1924, he aerially surveyed the entire country. However, it was his brief, experimental flight on Aug. 3...
William Garvey

Bill was Editor-in-Chief of Business & Commercial Aviation from 2000 to 2020. During his stewardship, the monthly magazine received scores of awards for editorial excellence.

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