ABDEL-LATEEF, M., GABIR, I., HINDY, M., NEGM, M. (1999). INFLUENCE OF TOPOGRAPHICAL FACTORS ON PRODUCTIVITY OF AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT IN EGYPT. Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 77(3), 1103-1111. doi: 10.21608/ejar.1999.336989
MAHMOUD F. ABDEL-LATEEF; IBRAHIM GABIR; MOHAMED A. HINDY; MOHAMED F. NEGM. "INFLUENCE OF TOPOGRAPHICAL FACTORS ON PRODUCTIVITY OF AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT IN EGYPT". Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 77, 3, 1999, 1103-1111. doi: 10.21608/ejar.1999.336989
ABDEL-LATEEF, M., GABIR, I., HINDY, M., NEGM, M. (1999). 'INFLUENCE OF TOPOGRAPHICAL FACTORS ON PRODUCTIVITY OF AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT IN EGYPT', Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 77(3), pp. 1103-1111. doi: 10.21608/ejar.1999.336989
ABDEL-LATEEF, M., GABIR, I., HINDY, M., NEGM, M. INFLUENCE OF TOPOGRAPHICAL FACTORS ON PRODUCTIVITY OF AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT IN EGYPT. Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 1999; 77(3): 1103-1111. doi: 10.21608/ejar.1999.336989
INFLUENCE OF TOPOGRAPHICAL FACTORS ON PRODUCTIVITY OF AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT IN EGYPT
1Department of Plant protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
2Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
3Department of spraying Technology Researches, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
Abstract
Five main factors affecting the productivity of agricultural aircraft, which are: topografical, technical, operational, climatic and pilotage-wise factors. The present work concentrated on topographical factors such as: field size, field run length, ferry flight distance and inter-plot ferrying distance, with the use of Mi-2 helicopter for spraying cotton plantations during 1992-93. The run length as a function of field size proved to be the highest effective decisive factors, while the minor factor was interplot ferry. The ferry flight is situated between the mentioned two extremes, but more close to the interplot ferry.