Any of you guys ever own or fly one?
I have my taildragger endorsement, but would need some brush up with a CFI.
I like the F model with the 90 engine, they seem to be reasonably priced and have a decent reputation. What do you have had had them think?

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No wood , no nails , no glue

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Well thats a plus in my book. An all metal aircraft for under 25k.

I have a couple of flights in one.
The cockpits are tight, and the gear is a little on the narrow side.

My Cessna 140 is like a slightly larger version of the Luscombe. Cockpit is roomier (about 3" wider), main gear is a little wider (but springier), it'll cruise @ 105 mph with a C-90, and top speed is 120. They originally came with fabric wings, but many have been metalized like mine.

A Cessna 120 is the same plane but without flaps.

Evidently, they are pretty tuff



Edit: To me tho, someone should have told them it would be better for the passengers to be I INSIDE the plane, rather than outside of it?

Shouldn't they ALL be wearing lap belts ????

fj

Chicks were lighter back then.......

This one was at Wrens

That is Rick Abercrombie's from Ga.

Notice how the women wear skirts/dresses and men wear pants? No girls wearing track pants and jeans.... no tattoos everywhere.... no one fiddling with a phone

Cant be from this century Must have been pre-McDonalds.... I don't see any fat people?

I wouldn't want to fly those planes tho.... I'll have one that hasn't had 28 people sitting all over it thanks

That's a real nice looking plane...I'd have one. looks fun to fly.

they do come with their own floatation devices. . .

There were two at Wrens. One belonged to Rusty Nance.

How long did it take for all the passengers to get down off the wings once they landed?

I think all the wind blowing up the skirts would disrupt airflow.......just sayin.

Rusty flew a Stinson into Wrens, but a very nice airplane as well.

I love the Luscombe aircraft. Hope to have one sometime. Very efficient machine.

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That red Luscombe is sure sweet !!!!

I painted one (White) around 1978 but did not get a ride , he was having trouble with one mag on run-up so it went back into the shop for repairs.

Look up Texas taildragger. This black feller i saw at the airport had a c150 converted to a tail dragger. He also had a biplane that did aerobatics when it flew past.that's another story tho

Here's Rusty Nance's Stinson at Wrens.

NO SHIT !!!!!

You definitely want flaps !
When I was flyinh the J-3 CUB I was always wishing I had flaps .

I was just looking on barnstormers.com for a cheep C-150's to do a tail drager kit on .
It wouldn't be a classic, but it would be cheep, efficient and fun .