Snow / Rockwell / Ayres S-2 / Thrush Commander / Thrush
Agricultural Aircraft
The Snow / Ayres S-2 is a single-engine single-seat agricultural aircraft developed by Leland Snow. Production was run by several US-American manufacturers. First Production as S-2 by Snow Aeronautical, later by Rockwell Aero Commander Division as S-2D Ag Commander. Then produced by Rockwell as Thrush Commander 600 & 800. Between 1977 and 2003 production by Ayres as S-2R / S-2R-T. Today in production by Thrush Aircraft as Thrush.
Until 2007 approx. total production of 1700 S-2.
| Crew | 1 | |
| Propulsion | 1 Turboprop Engine | |
| Engine Model | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34AG | |
| Engine Power | 559 kW | 750 shp |
| alternative Engine Variant | ||
| Propulsion | 1 Radial Engine | |
| Engine Model | Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1 Wasp | |
| Engine Power | 447 kW | 600 hp |
| Speed | 256 (306) km/h | 138 (165) kts 159 (190) mph |
| Service Ceiling | 4.572 (3.658) m | 15.000 (12.000) ft |
| Range | 648 km | 350 NM 403 mi. |
| Empty Weight | 1.678 (1.633) kg | 3.700 (3.600) lbs |
| max. Takeoff Weight | 2.722 (4.309) kg | 6.000 (9.500) lbs |
| Wing Span | 13,51 (13,54) m | 44 ft 4 in (44 ft 5 in) |
| Wing Area | 30,3 m² | 326 ft² |
| Length | 8,95 (10,06) m | 29 ft 4 in (33 ft 0 in) |
| Height | 2,79 m | 9 ft 2 in |
| First Flight | 1956 | |
| Production Status | in production | |
| Total Production | ca. 1700 | |
| ICAO Code | A660 A9 CLB1 SS2P SS2T | |
| EASA TCDS | A.040 | |
| Data for (Version) | Rockwell S-2D Thrush Commander 600 (S2R-T 660) | |
| [Photo-ID: 11204] © Karsten Palt 2015-06-03 | |
 | Snow S-2A Reg.: N3695F c/n: 1010 |
| Pima Air and Space Museum [Tucson, AZ] | |
| [Photo-ID: 10753] © Karsten Palt 2015-04-18 | |
 | Ayres S2-R1340 Thrush Pan Havavilik Reg.: TC-ZMC c/n: 2502R |
| Rahmi M Koc Museum [Istanbul] | |
| [Photo-ID: 10754] © Karsten Palt 2015-04-18 | |
 | Ayres S2-R1340 Thrush Pan Havavilik Reg.: TC-ZMC c/n: 2502R |
| Rahmi M Koc Museum [Istanbul] | |