Buhl Bull Pup

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Bull Pup
1936-NC12109 Buhl LA-1 BullPup-198-.jpg
RoleSportsplane
Manufacturer Buhl
Designer Etienne Dormoy [1]
First flight1930
Number builtca. 100

The Buhl LA-1 Bull Pup was a light sports airplane developed in the United States in 1930. It was a mid-wing wire-braced monoplane with fixed tailskid undercarriage and an open cockpit for the pilot. Buhl developed the Bull Pup as a cheap aircraft through which the company hoped to remain in business as the onset of the Great Depression was felt. However, as the economic situation worsened, it became evident that there was no demand for even such a basic aircraft; when production ceased in 1932, all aircraft still in stock were sold off at half price as the company folded.

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Variants

Bull Pup c.1936 BuhlPupInFlight.jpg
Bull Pup c.1936
Ted Lowe and Joe Palwicki with a Bull Pup, May 1936 BuhlPup-1936-5-TedLowe-JoePawlicki.jpg
Ted Lowe and Joe Palwicki with a Bull Pup, May 1936

Specifications (L-1)

Data fromAviation [2]

General characteristics

Performance

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  2. Aviation July 1931, pp. 426–427, 430