Defining factors for the expedient use of aviation equipment in the process of growing agricultural crops

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2026.357889

Keywords:

agricultural aircraft, agricultural drones, precision farming, environmental safety, sustainable development

Abstract

Aviation transport system in the agricultural sector has been examined in this study. The task addressed relates to determining the factors of expedient use of air transport at certain stages of the technological process of growing agricultural crops, depending on aircraft technical parameters.

The global experience in the development of agricultural aviation has been analyzed; analysis of the areas cultivated by land and air transport in Ukraine in 2013–2024 was performed. The negative impact of vehicles on the environment was revealed. Directions for improving environmental safety through the introduction of promising new technologies for environmental preservation have been determined.

Basic aviation means used to protect plants from harmful objects during the growing season were analyzed. The selection of aviation means for the implementation of crop protection measures should be carried out on the basis of a preliminary scientific and economic justification, taking into account the type and scope of work.

Ranges of the technological cycle duration and ranges of productivity by agricultural aviation activities based on the technical and operational characteristics of agricultural aviation means have been determined. The expediency of using aviation means under different standards of application of working substances has been clarified.

Under current conditions for precision agriculture, there is a need for wider use of air transport in the process of growing agricultural crops. An innovative tool for precision agriculture are unmanned aerial vehicles that help with field spraying, control and cartography of yield data, fertilization, as well as diagnosing crops for the presence of pests and diseases. That is why the market of unmanned technologies is rapidly evolving in Ukraine, which is a promising direction in the agricultural sector

Author Biographies

Iryna Vysotska, National University "Kyiv Aviation Institute"

PhD, Associate Professor

Department of Transportation Technologies and Systems

Svitlana Pron, National University "Kyiv Aviation Institute"

PhD, Associate Professor

Department of Transportation Technologies and Systems

Iryna Herasymenko, National University "Kyiv Aviation Institute"

PhD, Associate Professor

Department of Transportation Technologies and Systems

Oleksandr Pron, National University "Kyiv Aviation Institute"

Department of Ecology, Chemistry and Chemical Technology

Oleksandr Yeroshenko, Ukrainian Lingua-Information Foundation of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Researcher

Information Department

Fedir Vysotskyi, Institute of Physics and Technology National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”

Institute of Physics and Technology

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Defining factors for the expedient use of aviation equipment in the process of growing agricultural crops

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2026-04-28

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Vysotska, I., Pron, S., Herasymenko, I., Pron, O., Yeroshenko, O., & Vysotskyi, F. (2026). Defining factors for the expedient use of aviation equipment in the process of growing agricultural crops. Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies, 2(13 (140), 6–17. https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2026.357889

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Vol. 2 No. 13 (140) (2026): Transfer of technologies: industry, energy, nanotechnology

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Transfer of technologies: industry, energy, nanotechnology

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