Engineering:Rayner Pusher
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| Role | Homebuilt aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Designer | Herb Rayner |
| Developed from | Curtiss Model D |
The Rayner Pusher is a homebuilt version of the Curtiss Pusher.[1]
Design and development
The Rayner Pusher is a single-seat, tricycle landing gear-equipped biplane with a pusher engine layout. The fuselage is welded steel tubing. The wings are fabric covered on top surfaces only. It uses a fuel tank mounted above the top wing.[2][3]
Specifications
Data from EAA., Air Trails Summer 1971
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 17 ft (5.2 m)
- Wingspan: 21 ft (6.4 m)
- Height: 7 ft (2.1 m)
- Wing area: 140 sq ft (13 m2)
- Empty weight: 600 lb (272 kg)
- Gross weight: 950 lb (431 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 10 gal
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental A-65 horizontally-opposed piston aircraft engine, 65 hp (48 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed
Performance
- Maximum speed: 65 kn (75 mph, 121 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 56 kn (65 mph, 105 km/h)
- Stall speed: 30 kn (35 mph, 56 km/h)
- Range: 160 nmi (180 mi, 290 km)
- Service ceiling: 8,000 ft (2,400 m)
- Rate of climb: 600 ft/min (3.0 m/s)
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
References
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