CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Section I. GENERAL
for this equipment, and the list of maintenance and
1-1.
Scope
operating supplies required for initial opera tion.
a. This manual provides instructions for opera
tion and maintenance of the Agrinautics Model 30000
aircraft mounted insecticide sprayer. Chapters 1 and 2
1-2. Forms and Records
provide information and operating instructions. Chapters
Maintenance forms, records, and reports which are to be
operator, organizational, and direct and general support
used by maintenance personnel at all maintenance levels
maintenance. Chapters 6 through 10 provide repair
are listed in and prescribed by TM 38-750.
information for direct support and general support
maintenance.
1-3. Reporting of Errors
instructions for the liquid loading system. Chapter 12
provides administrative storage instructions and
Report of errors, omissions, and recommendations for
instructions for destruction of materiel to prevent enemy
improving this publication by the individual user is
use.
encouraged. Reports should be submitted on DA Form
2028, (Recommended Changes to Publications) and
applicable to this equipment. Appendix B contains the
forwarded direct to Commanding General, U. S. Army
maintenance allocation chart. Appendix C contains the
Mobility Equipment Command, ATTN: AMSMEMPP,
basic
issue
items
list
(BIIL)
authorized
4300 Goodfellow Boulevard, St. Louis, Mo. 63120.
Section II. DESCRIPTION AND DATA
ed inside the helicopter on a support structure.
1-4.
Description
Insecticide from the tank assembly is pumped to the
a.
General.
The aircraft mounted insecticide
spray booms by a windmill type pump con trolled by the
sprayer with pump (fig. 1-1) consists of the insecticide
operator. The tank assembly and other insecticide
sprayer (fig. 1-2), liquid loading system (fig. 11-1), skid
sprayer components are mounted on a skid to facilitate
moving and tiedown. Filling the tank assembly with
The sprayer is designed for easy installation in a
insecticide is accomplished by use of the liquid loading
helicopter. Two spray booms extending from the doors
system interconnected between the tank assembly and
on each side of the helicopter are used during operation
external insecticide supply.
to spray insecticide from a tank assembly through
nozzles in the booms. The tank assembly is mount
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