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DJI AGRAS T25

Compact agricultural application system

The T25 is the more portable T50-era application platform. Its 20 kg spray and 25 kg spread payloads lower the transport and tender burden, but they do not simplify away Part 137, large-aircraft approvals, pesticide credentials, calibration, support, or field records.

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By Reviewed July 28, 2026Manufacturer claims and FAA primary sources checked

Decision brief

Choose the T25 when portability, smaller fields, orchards, crew size, or transport constraints matter more than maximum per-load capacity. Compare completed field cycles, not tank size alone.

Best fit: Dealer-supported operators serving smaller or fragmented fields, orchards, research plots, and programs that value a more manageable transport and refill system.

Published configuration

Numbers with their conditions left attached.

These are manufacturer-published specifications, not independent field measurements. The context matters as much as the number.

Spray payload
20 kg / 20 L

DJI sea-level maximum. Published payload is reduced as altitude and conditions require.

Spread payload
25 kg / 35 L

Published internal load and hopper volume for compatible granular material.

Published flow
16 L/min standard

Two-sprinkler maximum. DJI lists up to 24 L/min with four sprinklers.

Charging cycle
9-12 min

Published full-charge time for the DB800 battery under qualifying conditions and power infrastructure.

Spray width
4-7 m

Published range at 3 m above crops. Uniformity and operating conditions determine the usable setting.

Takeoff weight
52 kg spray / 58 kg spread

Published sea-level maximums, both above the normal Part 107 aircraft weight limit.

Operating system

The aircraft is one layer of the purchase.

Dealer or program purchase. The useful quote includes the aircraft, spray or spread kit, batteries, charger or generator, cooling, controller, training, parts, transport, and approval support.

01

Portable application aircraft

The smaller folded package and battery lower the handling burden relative to T50, but the aircraft still needs compatible tanks, pumps, atomizers or spreader, controller, software, and inspection discipline.

02

Right-sized tender system

Smaller payloads can suit fragmented fields, but more frequent refill cycles may erase the advantage if water, material, charging, cooling, access, and crew placement are poorly designed.

03

Local support

A smaller machine is not a consumer purchase. Seasonal uptime still depends on nozzles, pumps, batteries, seals, calibration, firmware, training, parts, and repair response.

04

Application controls

Every route needs a field identity, target rate, material, label, buffer, wind envelope, calibration, pilot, aircraft, and record that a buyer or regulator can reconstruct.

Operating fit

Match the configuration to the job.

Smaller and fragmented fields

The T25 can be easier to move, stage, and refill where access, field size, or crew capacity makes a T50-class tender cycle excessive.

Orchard and slope work

Radar, vision, terrain follow, and optional relay support can help route planning, but wires, branches, texture, lighting, speed, and emergency landing space remain hard constraints.

Granular application

The spreader supports compatible 0.5-5 mm material. Distribution still has to be verified for the actual granule, target rate, spinner setting, moisture, and route.

United States

Capability does not create operating authority.

This is an educational overview. Confirm the current aircraft, operation, exemptions, certificates, state credentials, labels, airspace, and local conditions before operating.

01

Part 137 trigger

Covered dispensing operations require the applicable agricultural aircraft operator pathway. A Part 107 card alone does not authorize pesticide, seed, fertilizer, or similar application.

02

Loaded-aircraft weight

The published loaded weights exceed 55 lb. Confirm the exact exemption, registration, operating rules, aircraft, and conditions that cover the planned configuration.

03

State and label rules

State aerial applicator credentials, pesticide categories, product labels, buffers, records, drift controls, and insurance remain separate from FAA certification.

04

Field operation

Airspace, visual line of sight, people, roads, weather, crew roles, and every certificate or exemption condition still apply to the route.

Field cycle

Judge the complete job, not the flight.

01

Match the field to the machine

Use field size, access, crop, route, target rate, material, crew, water, charging, obstacles, and approval limits to decide whether portability outweighs additional refill cycles.

02

Calibrate the actual setup

Set and verify the selected tank or hopper, nozzle or spinner, droplet or granule target, route speed, height, swath, and flow for the actual material and conditions.

03

Operate a controlled loop

Inspect between loads, segregate chemical and aircraft tasks, control battery temperature, watch weather and obstacles, and stop when the approved envelope changes.

04

Record and maintain

Close the application record, clean the system, inspect pumps, atomizers, seals and aircraft, log faults, manage batteries, and resolve discrepancies before the next field.

Before requesting a quote

Questions the specification sheet cannot answer.

  1. 01Does the local dealer support the exact crops, materials, state credentials, and field conditions planned for this aircraft?
  2. 02What acreage and refill assumptions produced the dealer's throughput estimate?
  3. 03Which batteries, charger or generator, cooling, relay, RTK, tanks, spreader, nozzles, and transport fixtures are included?
  4. 04What parts and qualified service are stocked inside the seasonal operating area?
  5. 05How does altitude, temperature, material, droplet target, and swath affect the quoted payload and productivity?
  6. 06What written training is provided for the pilot, tender, cleaning, chemical exposure, calibration, and records?