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U.S. Air Force Reserve

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Aerial Spray Update –AF Entomology Session

Mark Breidenbaugh, Capt, USAFR

Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio

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Overview

Air Force Spray Flight -- Current spray projects

High Pressure Spray System

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DOMESTIC OPERATIONAL MISSIONS

Langley AFB, VA: Mosquito: 1973

Hill AFB, UT: Clearing bombing range: 1983

Mountain Home, ID: Cheatgrass control: 2000

Parris Island, SC: Biting Midges: 1983

USCG: Oil Dispersants: 1992

Smoky Hill, KS: Thistle control: 1995

Grand Forks AFB, ND: Mosquito : 2001

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Smoky Hill, Kansas

Musk Thistle

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Saylor Creek, Idaho Oust application for cheatgrass

Grand Forks AFB

North Dakota

Parris Island, South Carolina

An Air Force C-130 applying naled to control biting midges at the Parris Island MCRD, SC

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Langley AFB

A High Pressure Spray System A High Pressure Spray System

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Air Force Aerial Spray FlightAir Force Aerial Spray Flight

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High Pressure Spray High Pressure Spray systemssystems

Use less chemical but achieve the Use less chemical but achieve the same benefitssame benefits

Pioneered by Florida MADsPioneered by Florida MADs

Produces smaller more consistent Produces smaller more consistent droplet sizedroplet size

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Nozzle type and pressure influences droplet size

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8001 Flat Fan

PJ12 at 2000psi

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Fuselage boom ULV

Avon Park Testing Nov 03 to present

Fuselage spray with TeeJet nozzles Nov 03

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High pressure nozzle

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Schedule of EventsSchedule of Events

OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN

Fiscal 2004 / 2005

Design, Build and bench test Proto type HP system

Submit T1 mod for approval to higher HQ

Flight testing swath data collection

Data analysis

Results / recommendations submitted to higher HQ for approval

Higher HQ makes final decision on system and procurement

In work

In work

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Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for applying pesticides in operational environments