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.
In 1936, Luscombe designed and began flying a simplified version of the
Phantom
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Aircraft
* Boeing Phantom Ray, a stealthy un ...
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)
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1937 photo
1930s United States civil utility aircraft
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High-wing aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1937
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