Luscombe 10

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Model 10
Luscombe Model 10.jpg
RoleSport aircraft
National originUnited States
Manufacturer Luscombe Aircraft
DesignerMischa Cantor
First flightDecember 1945
Number built1

The Luscombe 10 was a single-seat sport aircraft built in the United States in 1945. [1] It was a conventional, low-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed, tailwheel landing gear, designed for aerobatics. [2] The wings, tail unit, and engine section were all adapted from the Luscombe 8, while the fuselage center section was an all-new design, relocating the Model 8's wings from a high to low position. [3]

Luscombe 8 model of aircraft

The Luscombe 8 is a series of high-wing, side-by-side-seating monoplanes with conventional landing gear, designed in 1937 and built by Luscombe Aircraft.

Despite promising results from flight testing, Luscombe ultimately felt that there was not a sufficient market for the type, and development was halted almost immediately. [3] The sole prototype (registration NX-33337) was destroyed in 1948 for tax reasons. [4]


Specifications

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1947 [5]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

Notes
  1. Taylor 1989, 613
  2. Simpson 1995, 239
  3. 1 2 aerofiles.com
  4. The Luscombe Endowment FAQ, Q9
  5. Bridgman, Leonard, ed. (1947). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1947. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. p. 256c.
Bibliography