More Pushers

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 03/03/2015 at 18:47 • Filed to: planelopnik

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Bell YFM-1 Airacuda

Kyushu J7W Shinden (Magnificent Lightning)

Saab 21

RallyWrench > ttyymmnn 03/03/2015 at 18:50

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So that's why Saab put the engine in backwards.

ttyymmnn > RallyWrench 03/03/2015 at 18:51

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Exactly. Saab: Born from Wacky Airplanes

Manic Otti > ttyymmnn 03/03/2015 at 19:35

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I have a model of the J7W I built about ten years ago.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > ttyymmnn 03/03/2015 at 19:37

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I love pusher planes. like so freaking much. Crimson skies on the original Xbox had a few that I loved flying

ttyymmnn > Manic Otti 03/03/2015 at 19:39

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It interests me that most, if not all, of the pusher designs were basically unsuccessful. I wonder if the concept was simply ahead of the engineering of the time.

Axial > ttyymmnn 03/04/2015 at 02:22

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Pusher planes are always weird to me...

Manic Otti > ttyymmnn 03/04/2015 at 11:40

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Probably. The most successful was the pusher/puller Dornier Do 335 and it was the first plane equipped with an ejector seat. I don't know what would have happened to the pilot of any of these other planes if he tried to bail out. The Do 335 was very fast but had a supposedly had a tendency to porpoise at high speeds. Also, having the center of gravity so far back in these other pusher planes may have led to overheating and stability/stalling issues. The p39 Airacobra was well known for for going into stalls and spins if the pilot wasn't careful.

ttyymmnn > Manic Otti 03/04/2015 at 11:45

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The XP-55 had a lever in the cockpit that would jettison the propeller if the pilot needed to bail out. I would imagine the others had a similar arrangement.