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Rob Doe · 05-04-2021, 02:25 PM

Woofa,

My first airplane was a 1940 Luscombe 8B. The B means it had a Lycoming 65 hp instead of a Continental 65, (8A). That old girl, She taught me to fly. Her training served me well, as like yourself, I went on to fly Ag aircraft spraying fungicide and insecticides on corn and beans.

The Thrushes you showed in your pictures were S2R's. I flew the 1340 600 hp Pratt powered one and my last season was in a Super Doer Thrush conversion to an 1820 1400 hp Wright with a 450 gallon hopper. The Super Doer is a beast. She can plow through deep water and thick mud like an ocean going racing boat breaks ocean waves. She can lift 450 gallon as easily as the 600 carried 250, and 250 is a light load for the 600.

Rob

05-04-2021, 02:25 PM	#1059
Rob Doe Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 491	Re: tell a Model A related story Woofa, My first airplane was a 1940 Luscombe 8B. The B means it had a Lycoming 65 hp instead of a Continental 65, (8A). That old girl, She taught me to fly. Her training served me well, as like yourself, I went on to fly Ag aircraft spraying fungicide and insecticides on corn and beans. The Thrushes you showed in your pictures were S2R's. I flew the 1340 600 hp Pratt powered one and my last season was in a Super Doer Thrush conversion to an 1820 1400 hp Wright with a 450 gallon hopper. The Super Doer is a beast. She can plow through deep water and thick mud like an ocean going racing boat breaks ocean waves. She can lift 450 gallon as easily as the 600 carried 250, and 250 is a light load for the 600. Rob __________________ "It ain't what you know for certain that gets ya in trouble. It's what ya know for certain that just ain't so!"