Ayres Thrush

The Ayres Thrush formerly the Snow S-2 the Aero Commander Ag Commander and the Rockwell Thrush Commander is one of the most successful and long-lived agricultural aircraft in the world. Nearly 2 000 have been sold since the first example flew almost fifty years ago. Typical of agricultural aircraft it is a single-seat low-wing monoplane of conventional taildragger configuration. Originally powered by a radial piston engine most examples produced since the 1980s have been turboprop-powered.

* Ayres Thrush TC/STC – Conducted FAA flight test and certification efforts for aerial spray aircraft.1
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The Ayres Thrush Conversion was the first STC granted to Johnson Airspray Inc. The Walters turbine supplies perfectly matched, dependable, power to the aircraft.3
Height Main
279.4
Designer
Leland Snow
Stall Speed Main
66 mph
Length Alt
8.89 m
Ferry Range Alt
350
Jet Or Prop
prop
Height Alt
2.79 m
Stall Speed More
flaps down
Type Of Prop
9
Max Speed Main
140 mph
Payload Main
400
Cruise Speed Main
124 mph
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
3130.0
Ceiling Main
15000.0
Number Built
less than 2
000
Crew
1
Max Takeoff Weight Main
6900.0
Span Main
1351.2800000000002
Cruise Speed Alt
108
Area Main
326.6
Span Alt
13.51 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Number Of Propellers Per Engine
1
Power Alt
448.0
Engine(prop)
Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp
Propeller Or Rotor
propeller
Manufacturer
Ayres Corp.
Payload Alt
1514.0
First Flight
1956
Climb Rate Main
900.0
Power Main
600 hp
Propellers
Hamilton-Standard 12D40 2-blade metal constant spped propeller
Number Of Props
1
Stall Speed Alt
58
Climb Rate Alt
4.6 m-s
Length Main
889.0
Area Alt
30.34 m²
Max Speed Alt
122
Empty Weight Main
3700.0
Ceiling Alt
4
575 m
Ferry Range Main
403 mi
Empty Weight Alt
1678.0
Category
Ayres aircraft
United States agricultural aircraft 1950-1959

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