Luscombe 4

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Luscombe 4
RoleCivil Ultility Aircraft
Manufacturer Luscombe Aircraft
Designer Donald Arthur Luscombe
First flight3 October 1937
Number built6
Variants Luscombe Phantom

The Luscombe 4, also known as Luscombe Sprite or Luscombe 90, was a civil utility aircraft produced in small numbers in the United States in the late 1930s.

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In 1936, Luscombe designed and began flying a simplified version of the Phantom known as the Luscombe 90, or Model 4. Much of the Phantom's complex compound-curved sheet metal was eliminated in favor of simplified single-curved sheets, and the hand-formed fairings were eliminated. Performance was not impressive.

Specifications: Model 4 (Luscombe 90)

Data from Aerofiles:Luscombe [1]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. Eckland, E.O. "Luscombe". Aerofiles. Retrieved 24 October 2014.