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Robinson R22 "Pollinator"

John Croft
 on July 16, 2009 4:28 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0) |

Q: How do you pollinate thounsands of acres of hybrid rice plants in Texas?

A: With a Robinson R22 helicopter.

This YouTube video posted by Mike shows almost 10 minutes of how it's done. Apparently helicopter-driven wind is a good way to move pollen from one plant to another, ensuring a good harvest of seeds, in this case, rice.

It's certainly low work (skids about 1ft above the plants), but it's not slow, and an occasional yaw maneuver, to get some air into the cockpit, shows just how maneuverable a rotorcraft can be.

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