Aerosport Woody Pusher
| Woody Pusher | |
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| Role | Homebuilt aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Aerosport |
| Designer | Harris Woods |
The Aerosport Woody Pusher is a two-seat parasol wing monoplane designed for home building by Harris Woods,[1] based closely on the Curtiss Junior. First marketed in the 1960s, at least 27 were flying by 1980.
One on display at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, Denver, Colorado, with a 75-hp Continental engine (No. N393EA). Another, N100FQ, is displayed at the Florida Air Museum, Lakeland, Florida.[2]
Specifications[]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 1
- Length: 20 ft 5 in (6.22 m)
- Wingspan: 29 ft 0 in (8.84 m)
- Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
- Wing area: 126 sq ft (11.7 m2)
- Empty weight: 630 lb (286 kg)
- Gross weight: 1,150 lb (522 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental A65 4-cyl. air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 65 hp (48 kW) typical powerplant
Performance
- Maximum speed: 87 kn (100 mph, 160 km/h)
- Range: 170 nmi (190 mi, 310 km)
- Rate of climb: 600 ft/min (3.0 m/s)
See also[]
References[]
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- ^ Air Trails: 76. Winter 1971.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - ^ "Florida Air Museum". Rod's Aviation Photos. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 39.
- Sun 'n Fun Museum website
Categories:
- Aerosport aircraft
- 1960s United States civil utility aircraft
- Homebuilt aircraft
- Single-engined pusher aircraft
- Parasol-wing aircraft