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Ayres Thrush is a aerial application aircraft. It was built by Ayres Corporation Thrush Aircraft.
United StatesAyres Thrush
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Ayres Corporation Thrush Aircraft
Leland Snow
In production
less than 2,000
1956-present
1956
one
400 US gal (330 imp gal; 1,500 L) liquids or 3,280 lb (1,490 kg) dry chemicals
29 ft 2 in (8.89 m)
44 ft 4 in (13.51 m)
9 ft 2 in (2.79 m)
326.6 sq ft (30.34 m 2 )
3,700 lb (1,678 kg)
6,900 lb (3,130 kg)
106 US gal (88 imp gal; 400 L)
1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp 9-cylinder air-cooled radial engine , 600 hp (450 kW)
140 mph (230 km/h, 120 kn)
124 mph (200 km/h, 108 kn) (70% power)
403 mi (649 km, 350 nmi) (70% power)
15,000 ft (4,600 m)
900 ft/min (4.6 m/s)
2-bladed Hamilton-Standard 12D40 metal constant speed propeller
66 mph (106 km/h, 57 kn) (at 6,000 lb (2,700 kg), flaps down)
The Ayres Thrush , formerly the Snow S-2 , Aero Commander Ag Commander , and Rockwell Thrush Commander , is an American agricultural aircraft produced by Ayres Corporation and more recently by Thrush Aircraft .
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 8.89 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 8.89 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 8.89 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Ayres Thrush equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
United Arab EmiratesReported count for Ayres Thrush · IOMAX S2R-T660 Archangel. Service scope: United Arab Emirates Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 24. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.