Crop Duster flying low #shorts

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This plane is a remotorized Grumman G-164 Ag Cat. The original 9 cylinder radial engine have been changed to a turboshaft engine because of the longer lifetime and its more economical.

The Grumman G-164 Ag Cat is a single-engine biplane agricultural aircraft, developed by Grumman in the 1950s.

The Ag Cat was the first aircraft specifically designed by a major aircraft company for agricultural aviation, and the first aircraft designed according to the regulations of Civil Aeronautics Manual Part 8, which had been written especially for agricultural aircraft.

In 1955, Grumman preliminary design engineers Joe Lippert and Arthur Koch proposed the design for a "purpose built" crop dusting airplane as a means of fulfilling a pressing need in the agricultural community as well as the perceived need for Grumman to diversify its product lines. The initial market survey indicated that 100 - 200 of this type could be sold each year. Lippert's initial proposal was made under the project name "Farmair 1000."

The first G-164, which was built by Grumman, was equipped with a Continental W670 Series 6A-16 powerplant. This ship accomplished its maiden flight on May 27, 1957 with Grumman test pilot Hank Kurt at the controls.

A lot of G-164 still operates in the United States’s aerial applicator team.

The Ag-Cat in my video belongs to Trinkle AG Flying spraying company. The company stations in their AG airport with a fleet of two Turbo Grumman AG Cats, a Bell 47 and a Bell Wasp, near Kingsburg.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsxzjBpACos

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