Leland Snow: The Father Of The Air Tractor
Up up and away! Have you ever wondered who the inventor of air tractor was? That fine person is none other than Leland Snow. He constructed his first plane in 1951. Snow has made many more since then. Leland Snow is the father of the agriculture aviation industry. Leland created the best selling Ag airplane called the Air Tractor. Leland Snow, founder and president of Air Tractor, died February 20th, 2011, at the age of 80, while jogging near his home in Wichita Falls, Texas. He was born in 1930 in Lunenburg, Vermont. Leland started building airplanes when he was 21. People thought highly of him because he built the world's best Ag planes that money can buy. His company has spread all over the world. Leland has business in Europe,
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In doing so, he gave birth to the agricultural aviation industry. He designed his first aerial spray plane, the S-1, in 1951, when he was 21 years old. This airplane remained in production until 1957. Snow created the S-2A and S-2B models and built a factory in Olney Texas, which opened in 1958. Snow sold his company to Rockwell-Standard in 1965. Leland continued to work there until 1970, when he left Rockwell and devoted the next two years to creating the AT-300/301. Snow introduced his first turbine-powered model, the AT-302, in 1977. In 1991, he expanded with the AT-802, the world's largest ag plane, and a model that helped the company grow internationally. Snow transferred ownership of Air Tractor to its employees in 2008. Leland Snow also built the 502 XP, which was first introduced to ag operators and pilots in December 2015, at the National Agricultural Aviation Association Convention in Savannah, Georgia. This air plane has the extra power to haul a full load of chemical, even on the hottest days. The 502 XP will help you finish more acres in less time with less effort. Driving that performance, is the Pratt & Whitney PT6A-140 AG turboshaft engine. It has 867 horsepower available for takeoff all day, every day! The Air Tractor it is one of the best agricultural planes there is. That is why people still use Air Tractor to this day. Leland Snow is a father in the agricultural industry. He is known for has airplane building everywhere. Leland has built more than 15 planes and the company is still working on building new one every
In doing so, he gave birth to the agricultural aviation industry. He designed his first aerial spray plane, the S-1, in 1951, when he was 21 years old. This airplane remained in production until 1957. Snow created the S-2A and S-2B models and built a factory in Olney Texas, which opened in 1958. Snow sold his company to Rockwell-Standard in 1965. Leland continued to work there until 1970, when he left Rockwell and devoted the next two years to creating the AT-300/301. Snow introduced his first turbine-powered model, the AT-302, in 1977. In 1991, he expanded with the AT-802, the world's largest ag plane, and a model that helped the company grow internationally. Snow transferred ownership of Air Tractor to its employees in 2008. Leland Snow also built the 502 XP, which was first introduced to ag operators and pilots in December 2015, at the National Agricultural Aviation Association Convention in Savannah, Georgia. This air plane has the extra power to haul a full load of chemical, even on the hottest days. The 502 XP will help you finish more acres in less time with less effort. Driving that performance, is the Pratt & Whitney PT6A-140 AG turboshaft engine. It has 867 horsepower available for takeoff all day, every day! The Air Tractor it is one of the best agricultural planes there is. That is why people still use Air Tractor to this day. Leland Snow is a father in the agricultural industry. He is known for has airplane building everywhere. Leland has built more than 15 planes and the company is still working on building new one every