Luscombe 8 Silvaire

Wilco Aviation are delighted to have this pristine example of Luscombe Silvaire 8E for sale. Listed with us exclusively G-LUSC is located at her private home base near Husbands Bosworth. The Luscombe 8 is a series of high-wing side-by-side-seating monoplanes with conventional landing gear designed in 1937 and built by Luscombe Aircraft. Luscombe Aircraft closed in 1949 with its assets purchased by Temco Aircraft also US-based. Temco built about 50 Silvaires before selling the rights to the Silvaire Aircraft Corporation in 1955. Silvaire Aircraft Company: When TEMCO chose to discontinue production the Luscombe tooling parts and other assets were purchased by Otis Massey. Massey had been a Luscombe dealer since the 1930s. His new venture opened in Fort Collins Colorado as Silvaire Uranium and Aircraft Corp. From 1956 to 1961 this firm produced 80 aircraft. The make and model for all 80 was Silvaire 8F with eLuscombee shown in quotation marks in company literature. N9900C serial number S-1 was built in 1956. This first aircraft was constructed from spares or Material Review Board (MRB) parts that were serviceable but remaining from TEMCOes prior production. TEMCO supplied enough inventory for the completion of approximately four aircraft. N9900C first flew on September 10 1956. Six aircraft were built in 1957 with two of them being shipped to Buenos Aires Argentina. The assets of the Luscombe Corporation were acquired by Testrake Aviation in 2019. The company intends to restart production of the Luscombe 8. eeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeee ee-eeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ee eeeeeeee eeeeee eeeeeeee & eeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeee eeeeeeee. Every skin on the aircraft has been replaced and polished to give the gleaming mirror finish she has today. Every component was either overhauled or replaced making this a eNew Classice without all the usual problems associated with a vintage aircraft. A complete list of parts and work completed is available on request including complete photographic evidence of this meticulous restoration. The original Continental C-85 was zero-timed and the engine and airframe has only flown 22 hours since the restoration. The aircraft will be delivered with a new LAA permit to fly. eeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Crew: one Capacity: one passenger Length: 20 ft 0 in (6.10 m) Wingspan: 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Wing area: 140 sq ft (13 m2) Empty weight: 941 lb (427 kg) Gross weight: 1400 lb (636 kg) Fuel capacity: 25 US Gallons (94 L) Powerplant: 1 e Continental C85 air-cooled flat four 85 hp (63 kW) Propellers: 2-bladed metal fixed pitch 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) diameter eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Maximum speed (VNE): 145 mph Cruise speed: 103 mph Stall speed: 48 mph Range: 500 mi (800 km 430 nmi) Service ceiling: 17000 ft (5200 m) Rate of climb: 600 ft/min (3.05 m/s) Total fuel 25 US GAL (94Litres) 103mph cruise Interior: Traditional Exterior: Polished Aluminium Trig TY91 (833 kHz spaced) Trig TT21 (Mode S) Transponder Turn coordinator Air Speed Indicator (ASI) Altimeter Oil pressure gauge Oil temperature gauge RPM gauge Carb air temperature gauge Volt meter Compass B&C Lightweight Starter B&C 30amp Alternator Spin on oil filter Interior e 9.5/10 Exterior e 9.5/10 YEAR: 1946 | Full Restoration 2016 MAKE: Luscombe Airplane Corporation MODEL: Silvaire 8E REG NUMBER: G-LUSC AIRCRAFT TYPE: Single AIRFRAME HOURS: 2257 TTSN |22 SMOH ENGINE MAKE: Continental C85 ENGINE HOURS: 528 TTSN | 22 SMOH ENGINE OVERHAULED: 1990 & inhibited PROP MAKE: McCauley 1B90/CM7151 PROP HOURS: 210 TTSN | 21 SMOH PROP OVERHAULED: May 1990 PERMIT: July 2023 (New on sale) EMPTY WEIGHT: 941lbs (427kgs) MTOW: 1400lbs (636kgs) HANGARED: Always (Heated) PRICE: e82500.00 GBP Telephone: +44 (0)20 3475 9255 https://wilcoaviation.co.uk/luscombe-silvaire-8e-for.../