Don Luscombe dedicated his career to the development of an allmetal aircraft that could be used in the general aviation space. The resulting design of the series 8 Luscombe proved to be an economical cruiser with effective flight controls. Sometimes referred to as the Silvaire, almost 6,000 of these aircraft were produced in the 1930's and 40's and acted as a successful blueprint to succeeding airframes.

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