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]

Model 10
Role	Sport aircraft Type of aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Luscombe Aircraft
Designer	Mischa Cantor
First flight	December 1945
Number built	1

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

• Crew: 1
• Length: 17 ft 0 in (5.18 m)
• Wingspan: 25 ft 0 in (7.62 m)
• Gross weight: 845 lb (383 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Continental A65 4-cyl. horizontally-opposed air-cooled piston engine, 50 hp (37 kW)
• Propellers: 2-bladed Sensenich fixed pitch wooden propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 135 mph (217 km/h, 117 kn) +
• Cruise speed: 122 mph (196 km/h, 106 kn)
• Fuel consumption: 0.19 lb/mi (0.054 kg/km)

References

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Notes

Bibliography

• "Luscombe". aerofiles.com. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
• "FAQ". The Luscombe Endowment. Archived from the original on 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
• Simpson, R. W. (1995). Airlife's General Aviation. Shrewsbury: Airlife Publishing.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.

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