SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 367
WHEREAS, Air Tractor, Inc., of Olney sold its 4,000th
aircraft on March 26, 2021, representing a significant milestone
in the history of this successful Texas aircraft manufacturer;
and
WHEREAS, Air Tractor's founder is the legendary aircraft
engineer Leland Snow, who designed his first crop-duster
airplane in 1951, at the age of 21; the following year, he
graduated from Texas A&M University, and he went on to found the
Snow Aeronautical Company, which he sold to Rockwell-Standard in
1965; and
WHEREAS, In 1972, Mr. Snow started Air Tractor, and since
the release of its original model, the AT-301 crop duster, the
company has become one of the top agricultural aircraft brands in
the industry, providing aircraft to customers all over the world
for a wide variety of purposes, from firefighting to the
eradication of narcotic crops; the company has been employee
owned since 2008; and
WHEREAS, Remaining in continuous production for 49 years,
Air Tractor shipped its 1,100th aircraft in 1993, its 2,000th
aircraft in 2004, and its 3,000th aircraft in 2013; its 4,000th
aircraft, an Air Tractor 502XP, has been sold to Moore's Aerial
Applicators, a crop-dusting firm in North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, For nearly half a century, Air Tractor, Inc., has
been one of the most trusted names in agricultural aircraft, and
the company may indeed take great pride in all that it has
accomplished; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
Legislature, hereby congratulate Air Tractor, Inc., on the sale
of its 4,000th aircraft and extend to all those associated with
the company 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
from the Texas Senate.
Springer
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 10, 2021.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate