The F-Airgo V2023, the world's first vertical air suction machine, is visiting Agritechnica in Hanover to learn more about this economic frost protection innovation.
With an axial fan that transfers and spreads 110 000 m3/h of air under the canopy. The extracted air becomes heavier when mixed with the colder air layer at ground level, so that it can no longer physically rise. It stays in the ground surface and keeps it warm.
During spring frosts, temperatures in the inversion layers (4-30 metres above sea level) are about 10 °C warmer than at the ground surface. By bringing this warm air into the growing layer, we protect your orchard from frost damage.
With an axial fan that transfers and spreads 110 000 m3/h of air under the canopy. The extracted air becomes heavier when mixed with the colder air layer at ground level, so that it can no longer physically rise. It stays in the ground surface and keeps it warm.
We started as a Hungarian family business in 1993. We know exactly what a disappointment it is when one freezing night ruins a whole year's work, hence the business need to protect our investment. A practical, farmer-friendly approach was a priority in the development of F-Airgo, to create a solution that we would be happy to use in our own plantations.
The classic F-Airgo.
It's easy to use, even in the narrow rows.
Inversion, or inverse stratification, is the occasion when the temperature rises as you move upwards. At night, the earth's surface cools rapidly, but the higher layers keep much of the heat accumulated during the day, and because the density of the air layers is now different, they cannot mix. Spreading this excess heat over the growing level protects your orchard from frost damage.
“I met this machine at the Agromash Expo and we have been using it in our orchard ever since. It's amazing how easily and effectively it solves the biggest problem we've all had.”
“A great innovation, at -4 degrees Celsius, it has fully protected our pepper plantation.”
“We protected 6,6 ha of apple with 2 F-Airgo in -5 degrees. Thanks to the machines we had a full harvest.”
