United Aerospace Technologies Ltd put under development the twin-engined Twin Ranger with rear-mounted wings, canards and pusher propellers.
Post WW2
Luscombe Aircraft Super Ranger
United Aerospace Technologies Ltd put under development the four-seat Super Ranger with rear-mounted wings, canards and pusher propellers.
Luscombe Aircraft Ranger
United Aerospace Technologies Ltd put under development the two-seat composites-built Ranger lightplane with rear-mounted wings, canards and pusher propellers.
Luscombe Aircraft Rattler
single-seat military versions UL
Luscombe Aircraft Valiant
ultralight
Luscombe Aircraft Vitality
Single engined high wing mono¬plane with conventional three axis control. Wing has swept back leading and trailing edges and tapering chord; no tail, canard wing. Pitch control by fully flying canard; yaw control by under wing rudders at half span; roll control by differential canard. Wing braced from below by struts; wing profile; 100% double surface. Undercarriage has three wheels in tricycle formation; no suspension on any wheels. Push right go right nosewheel steering. No brakes. Fuselage, totally enclosed. Engine mounted below wing driving pusher propeller.
The Vitality was first announced in mid 1982, using differential canard for roll control and under¬wing rudders at half span for yaw control. In August 1982 Flightlline magazine was told that three Vitalitys had been built and 36 ordered, that production would be concentrated on the two seat version, and that an all new three cylinder 1000 cc radial four stroke was being developed for the aircraft.
A few weeks later came the announcement that Luscombe Aircraft was to move into a new factory in November and that the company hoped to have an aircraft produced by the end of February 1983. These aircraft never materialised, however, as the company announced later in 1982 that it had shelved the design, at least until the UK microlight airworthiness regulations were finalised.
Although that happened in March 1983, the design rights of Vitality were for sale, along with three prototypes one two seater and two single seaters. The design was first conceived some 11 years before and dusted off in response to the microlight boom.
Engine: Robin EC44, 60 hp.
Power per unit area 0.47 hp/sq.ft, 5.0hp/sq.m.
Empty weight 236 lb, 107 kg.
Length overall 11.7 ft, 3.56 m.
Height overall 4.8ft, 1.47m.
Wing span 34.0ft, 10.36m.
Mean main wing chord 3.8 ft, 1.15 m.
Canard span 14.0ft, 4.27m.
Mean canard chord 0.95ft, 0.29m.
Total wing area 141 sq.ft, 13.1 sq.m.
Main wing area 128sq.ft, 11.9sq.m.
Canard area 13 sq.ft, 1.2 sq.m.
Wing aspect ratio 9.0/1.
Luscombe Aircraft Ltd
1983: Luscombe Aircraft Ltd, Terminal Building, Ashford Airport, Lympne, Kent CT21 4LR, Great Britain.
Produced designs for light recreational aircraft with rear mounted wings and engines, starting with Vitality of 1971, from which Valiant ultralight and Rattler single-seat military versions developed. Other types included Viper and Ranger, Super Ranger and Twin Ranger, latter three types later further developed by United Aerospace Technologies.
Luscombe Colt
The Colt 190 design rights and fuselage, wing alignment, and gear jigs were purchased by Spibec Corp for $30,000, according to Carroll S Bechtel, one of Spibec’s three owners. By 1958 the prototype had been flown more than 350 hours. Engineering data necessary for FAA approval, with the exception of static wing-loading tests, had been completed. Although with no firm orders, Bechtel production schedule called for 50 Colts the first year (1960) and another 50 the second year at one of several airports in the Philadelphia area, with subsequent output depending on demand for the plane. The projected base price $7,995
Ray Weatherley acquired plans of the Colt 4-seater NX54082 from Luscombe Airplane Corporation in 1942. A high wing cabin monoplane, designed by Fred Knack and completed post-war, the aircraft was still active into the ’90s.
Engine: 190hp Lycoming O-435 or 215hp Franklin
Wingspan: 36’3″
Length: 23’11”
Useful load: 685 lb
Max speed: 160 mph
Cruise speed: 140 mph
Stall: 52 mph
Range: 750 mi
Luscombe 11 Sedan / Spartan / Alpha Aviation Co Alpha 11D
Alpha Aviation Co was established early 1970s to manufacture a re-engined and updated version of the Luscombe 11A Sedan under the designation Alpha 11D. Primary changes were the introduction of a fixed tricycle landing gear and provision of a 180 hp engine.
The Alpha Aviation prototype use a variable pitch prop, although a fixed-pitch, two-blade prop will be fitted to production aircraft.
1998 Luscombe Spartan 185 IIE
Price: $138,500
Engine: Continental IO-360-ES4, 185 hp @ 2550rpm@SL
TBO: 1800 hr
Fuel type: 100/100LL
Propeller: Three-blade CS
Landing gear type: Fixed/Tri
Max ramp weight: 2286 lb
Gross weight: 2286 lb
Max landing weight: 2286 lb
Empty weight, std: 1350 lb
Payload, full std. fuel: 696 lb
Usable fuel: 39 USgal
Oil capacity: 8 qt
Wingspan: 38 ft. 6 in.
Overall length: 24 ft.
Height: 8 ft. 10 in.
Wing area:167 sq. ft
Wing loading: 13.7 lb/sq. ft
Power loading: 12.3 lb/hp
Wheel track: 7 ft. 4 in.
Wheel size: 6.00 x 6 in
Seating capacity: 4
Cabin doors: 2
Cabin width: 45.5 in
Cabin height: 51.3 in
Baggage capacity: 100 lb
Cruise speed 75% power: 126 kt
Cruise speed 65% power: 121 kt
Cruise speed 55% power: 110 kt
Max range (w/ reserve) 75% power: 375 nm
Max range (w/ reserve) 65% power: 420 nm
Max range (w/ reserve) 55% power: 440 nm
Fuel consumption 75% power: 11.5 US gph
Fuel consumption 65% power: 9.8 US gph
Fuel consumption 55% power: 8.2 US gph
Stall speed (flaps up): 47 kt
Stall speed (flaps down): 43 kt
Best rate of climb: 1050 fpm
Best rate of climb at 8000 ft: 800 fpm
Service ceiling: 18,000 ft
Takeoff ground roll: 670 ft
Takeoff over 50-ft. obstacle:1140 ft
Landing ground roll: 500 ft
Landing over 50-ft. obstacle: 800 ft
2002 Luscombe Model 11E
Base price (incl. basic avionics):$158,900
Engine: Continental. IO-360-ES4, 185 hp
Fuel type: 100/100LL
Propeller type: FP
Landing gear type: Tri/Fixed
Gross weight: 2280 lb
Landing weight: 2280 lb
Empty weight, std: 1450 lb
Useful load, std: 830 lb
Payload – full std. fuel: 590 lb
Useable fuel, std: 40 USgal
Height: 8 ft. 10 in.
Overall length: 24 ft.
Wingspan: 38 ft. 6 in.
Power loading: 12.3 lb/hp
Seating capacity: 4
Cabin doors: 2
Cabin width: 45.5 in
Cabin height: 51.3 in
Baggage capacity: 100 lb
Cruise speed @ 7,500 ft 70% power: 117 kt
Cruise speed @ 7,500 ft 60% power: 110 kt
Fuel consumption 70% power: 7.4 USgph
Fuel consumption 60% power: 7.0 USgph
Vs: 47 kt
Vso: 49 kt
Best rate of climb: 876 fpm
Best rate of climb, 8000 ft: 800 fpm
Service ceiling (ft.): 16,000
Takeoff ground roll: 900 ft
Takeoff over 50-ft. obstacle: 1375 ft
Landing ground roll: 800 ft
Landing over 50-ft. obstacle:1901 ft
Alpha 11D
Engine: 180hp Lycoming O-360
Wingspan: 38’0″
Length: 25’0″
Useful load: 990 lb
Max speed: 150 mph
Cruise: 135 mph
Seats: 4
Luscombe 10
Luscombe tried a postwar single-seater with the model 10, which used cut-down components of the Silvaire two seat. The model 10 did not go beyond the prototype.
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