LUSCOMBE "PHANTOM" - Plane + Pilot

1934’37

Plane & Pilot

Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at 12:00 AM ET

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Edited By: Omar Filipović

Key Takeaways:

The Luscombe Phantom was an advanced, all-metal, two-seat cabin monoplane, featuring a stressed-skin Duralumin fuselage.
Its design reflected the expertise of its president, Donald A. Luscombe, who pioneered die-cut metal construction for interchangeable parts.
The aircraft's production was unique, as all components were subcontracted to specialist manufacturers, with the parent company solely performing assembly and finish work.

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The Phantom was a side-by-side, two-seat cabin monoplane that first appeared as a product of the newly formed Luscombe Airplane Corp. Its president was Donald A. Luscombe, formerly president and chief engineer of the Monocoupe Corp., which pioneered the development of die-cut metal construction. This method helped to make production with interchangeable parts possible. The Phantom is of all-metal construction and was an advanced airplane for its time, making use of a stressed-skin Duralumin fuselage. Its production was also unusual in that Luscombe subcontracted all components from specialist manufacturers; only assembly and finish work were performed by the parent company. Power was supplied by a single 145-hp Warner “Super-Scarab” seven-cylinder radial engine, and dual controls were standard.

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