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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 1977, Ayres bought the Albany, Georgia division of Rockwell International, which made the S2R Thrush Commander agricultural aircraft. [1] [failed verification] Before this, Ayres had been a distributor of Thrush Commanders. [citation needed] After the acquisition, Ayres developed two-seat and turboprop-powered versions of the Thrush Commander.
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]
Rockwell/Ayres S2R-T Turbo Thrush airplane, a turboprop conversion of the Rockwell Thrush Commander, using a 600 hp (450 kW) Garrett TPE331-1-101 engine. Deliveries started in 1976. [3] 75 conversions were completed by 1985. [4] Grumman G164C Turbo Cat airplane, a turboprop conversion of the Grumman Super Ag Cat C/600. Six converted. [3]
“Less than 100 flight hours per year, the math is quite clear that chartering is much more cost-effective than owning an aircraft outright.” How much does it cost to book a seat on a private jet?
The British aviation company of Britten-Norman acted as distributors for Snow's aircraft and later took a 17% equity stake in the company. [3] In 1965 Snow Aeronautical was purchased by the Aero Commander division of North American Rockwell, who refined and marketed the S-2 design as the Rockwell S2R Thrush Commander. [4] [5]
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