H.R. No. 141
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Air Tractor, Inc., of Olney is celebrating the
delivery of its 3,000th Air Tractor agricultural aircraft on August
7, 2013, and this occasion provides a fitting opportunity to
celebrate the history and achievements of this innovative company
and its signature product; and
WHEREAS, Air Tractor founder Leland Snow began designing his
first crop-duster airplane at the age of 21, the year before his
1952 graduation from Texas A&M University; he went on to found the
Snow Aeronautical Company, which in 1965 was sold to
Rockwell-Standard; Mr. Snow served as a vice president with the
latter firm until starting Air Tractor, Inc., in 1972; and
WHEREAS, The firm's first model was the AT-301 crop duster,
and over the years that plane and subsequent designs have made Air
Tractor one of the top agricultural aircraft brands in the world;
the company's planes have also been adapted for use in firefighting
and the eradication of narcotic crops and have served as light
gunships in military applications; through the years, Air Tractors
have been flown by appreciative pilots in Canada, Mexico, Central
and South America, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Spain,
Eastern Europe, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea; and
WHEREAS, The company shipped its 1,100th Air Tractor in 1993
and its 2,000th aircraft in 2004; since its first test flight in
1990, the company's latest model, the AT-802, has been delivered to
500 satisfied customers, and in 2013 the company is celebrating the
shipment of its 3,000th aircraft; and
WHEREAS, For more than four decades, Air Tractor, Inc., has
been a leading producer of safe, reliable, and effective
agricultural aircraft, and this Texas-based enterprise is indeed
deserving of recognition as it marks this impressive production
milestone; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Air Tractor,
Inc., of Olney on the shipment of its 3,000th aircraft and extend to
the company's officers and employees sincere best wishes for
continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Air Tractor, Inc., as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.
Springer
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 141 was adopted by the House on July
25, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House