Brazil OKs Aerial Crop-Dusting With Rotor’s Uncrewed Helicopters

The R550 Sprayhawk can carry up to 110 gal. of payload and cover more than 200 acres per hour.

Credit: Rotor Technologies
Brazilian civil aviation regulator ANAC has approved the use of uncrewed Robinson helicopters modified with technology from U.S. startup Rotor Technologies for aerial crop- spraying missions. Brazil has the world’s second largest agriculture market for aerial application behind the U.S., with about...
Ben Goldstein

Based in Boston, Ben covers advanced air mobility and is managing editor of Aviation Week Network’s AAM Report.

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