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Luscombe 8A N71828

All metal Silveraire

I don't have a photo of Rey's Luscombe 8A so this will have o do. He sold his Aeronca Chief and bought this on on September 19, 1949.
Rey traded in his trusty Aeronca for a Luscombe. I'm not sure of the reason, but maybe the airplanes qualities had something to do with it.

Rey flew this plane until May 30, 1952. He had accumulated 319 hours of flight time.
He took many flights to service radios and Michigan Conservation duties.  Rey was
a Conservation Officer, Chief of communications for the Conservation department.

His log says he attached skies to the Luscombe 8A for winter time flying.

This isn't Dad's plane, just one like it.

Climb ratio: 550 ft/min | 3 m/s

Take off distance over 50ft (15m) obstacle: 1950 ft | 594 m
Landing distance over 50ft (15m) obstacle: 1540 ft | 469 m

Max. take off weight: 572 kg | 1260 lbs
Empty weight: 340 kg | 750 lbs

Engine: Continental A-65 (65hp)
Fuel consumption: 4.2 gph
this is a good looking airplane and

Not much is known about this airplane. The tail number N71828 was registered to an MacDonald Douglas MD80 airliner. It has been scrapped.

Rey sold the Luscombe on May 30, 1952

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