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