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By 1981, the company was operating a crop-dusting training school. [2] A special V-1-A Vigilante version of the Thrush Commander was developed in 1989 for anti-drug operations in South America. [3] The company attempted to sell 10 Turbo Thrush aircraft to Iran in 1993, but was unable to receive an exemption from U.S. government sanctions. [4]
The Ayres Thrush, formerly the Snow S-2, [1] Aero Commander Ag Commander, and Rockwell Thrush Commander, is an American agricultural aircraft produced by Ayres Corporation and more recently by Thrush Aircraft. It is one of the most successful and long-lived agricultural application aircraft types in the world, with almost 2,000 sold since the ...
In July 2001, Ayres filed for bankruptcy and the rights to the S-2 aircraft were passed to Quality Aerospace. [1] In 2003, the factory was purchased by Larry Bays and Payne Hughes, and one month later Quality Aerospace transferred the type certificates of the S-2 to Thrush Aircraft. [2] [3] In 2005, the company had 150 employees. [4]
Data from The International Directory of Civil Aircraft, 2001-2002 General characteristics Crew: 1-2 (Aircraft was to have been certified for single pilot operation) Capacity: 9,000 lb (4,082 kg) of freight, or up to 34 passengers Length: 64 ft 4 in (19.61 m) Wingspan: 64 ft 1 in (19.53 m) Height: 23 ft (7.0 m) Wing area: 458 sq ft (42.5 m 2) Empty weight: 9,000 lb (4,082 kg) Max takeoff ...
Ag Commander was a brand name used by Aero Commander for their line of agricultural aircraft. Two unrelated aircraft were marketed under this name: the CallAir A-9, sold as the Ag Commander A-9 and B-9, and the Ayres Thrush (aka the Snow S-2), sold as the Ag Commander S-2. Both aircraft were originally the products of smaller manufacturers that ...
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