Luscombe 8

what is it?

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.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 10.7 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 206 km/htop speed
• size 635 kgmax take-off weight
• built 5,867made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 89 years ago, in 1937.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.7 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1937-11

number built

5,867

role

civilian

makers

Luscombe Aircraft

engines

1× Continental C90

length

6.1 m

wingspan

10.7 m

height

1.9 m

max take-off weight

635 kg

top speed

206 km/h

cruise speed

193 km/h

range

—

ceiling

5,182 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.