AEROSPORT “WOODY‘S PUSHER”€

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Key Takeaways:

  • The Woody's Pusher is a tandem two-seater aircraft designed by H.L. Woods, featuring a parasol-mounted wing.
  • Its unique configuration places a 65-85 hp engine on top of the wing in a pusher fashion, turning a wooden propeller.
  • Originally built with wood, plywood, and fabric, later models evolved to include a steel-tube fuselage and metal leading edges, but kits are no longer available.
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STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,150. Empty wt. 630. Fuel capacity 12. Wingspan 29′. Length 20’5″.
PERFORMANCE:
Top mph 98. Cruise mph 87. Stall mph 45. Climb rate 600. Takeoff run 300. Landing roll 400. Range 190.

The Woody’s Pusher was designed by H.L. Woods, a former engineer at Bensen Aircraft Corp. He later founded Aerosport, Inc. to continue to market his plans and kits. The Woody’s Pusher is a tandem two-seater with a parasol-mounted wing. The engine, which may range in power from 65 to 85 hp, is carried on top of the wing in a pusher fashion and turns a wooden fixed blade prop. Originally, the Pusher was designed with a fuselage of wood covered with plywood and fabric. Later models of the lightweight open-cockpit plane feature a steel-tube fabric-covered fuselage and metal leading edges on its wood-and-fabric wing assemblies. The landing gear is conventional. Kits are no longer available.

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