Air Tractor delivers 1,000th plane to Brazil family farm

Air Tractor delivered Serial No. 1,000 AT-802 to the family of late Brazilian farmer Moacir Smaniotto in the Sorriso, Mato Grosso Brazil on Jan. 26. Moacir and Cirlei Smaniotto started their farming operation 43 years ago, and their three children are involved in the farming operation, Grupo Moacir Smaniotto Agronegocios. Annually, the operation plants 139,910 acres with the help of the AT-802: 27,000 hectares of soybeans, 16,000 hectares of corn and 10,000 hectares of cotton. A hectare is 2.47 acres. Photo Credit: Phil Jeske

Executives from Air Tractor, Moacir Smaniotto Agronegocios, Aeroglobo and Lane Aviation gathered in Sorriso, Mato Grosso Brazil to celebrate the delivery of Air Tractor’s Serial No. 1,000 AT 802. Photo Credit: Celso Ferreira

The AT-802A is an 800-gallon ag plane designed for aerial agricultural spraying . The 802 series is the largest production single-engine agricultural airplane in the world.