Rayner Pusher

Pusher
General information
Type	Homebuilt aircraft
National origin	United States
Designer	Herb Rayner
History
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 fromEAA., 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

• Curtiss Model D
• RLU-1 Breezy

References

1. Air Trails. Winter 1971.{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. Sport Aviation: 34. July 1966.{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. Air Trails Sprot Aircraft: 70. Winter 1969.{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)