So who's going to do a seed bomber?

[scooter]

I think They've been trolling the site- Seed Bombers

[lenny100]

i remember a discovery program when they tested this concept and found that aircraft were to fast for the delivery package but a helicopter could fly at the speeds needed, around 35 kts i believe.

[kerick]

Depending on the tree there could be no need for the "bomblets", just drop the seeds. We have maples in the neighborhood and the darn seeds are everywhere and sprout like weeds.

[Dizzyfugu]

i remember a discovery program when they tested this concept and found that aircraft were to fast for the delivery package but a helicopter could fly at the speeds needed, around 35 kts i believe.

Similar concept was tested with bait containing vet medicine against the fox-tapeworm in Germany. The idea was to distribute small, medicated bits all over the German landscape, and aircraft turned out to be much too fast for an even distribution. IIRC, the concept ended up with a rotating dispenser that was carried by a helicopter, and even that was abandoned because the campaign was too expensive.

[zenrat]

Are agricultural aircraft used to sow crops?

Aaaaaaaaand there it is.  Nigel Planer as Neil is now in my head.  "We sow the seed, nature grows the seed, we harvest the seed, we sow the seed, and then, and this is the clever bit, nature grows the seed..."

[lancer]

Ok, a bit late to this, but looking at the article they're going to use Lancs to do the seed bombing as well. Maybe they should use '558 as well?? Sounds like a decent idea though