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Snyder Buzzard

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Snyder Buzzard
General information
TypeUltralight motor glider
National originUnited States
ManufacturerMotor Gliders Incorporated
Designer
History
First flight1930

The Snyder Buzzard was a light sport aircraft produced in the United States during the early 1930s. The designer/builder was Bud Snyder.

Design and development

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Designed to fill the lowest segment of the civil aviation market, the Buzzard was a single-seat single-engine fabric-covered aircraft of conventional configuration.

The wing was parasol-mounted. The 34 horsepower (25 kW) ABC Scorpion engine, mounted atop the wing, drove a pusher propeller

Specifications

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Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 19 ft 3 in (5.87 m)
  • Wingspan: 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 70 mph (112 km/h, 61 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 60 mph (96 km/h, 52 kn)

See also

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Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

References

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  1. ^ Aerofiles