pusher airplane

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• pusher — or pusher airplane [poosh′ər] n. 1. a person or thing that pushes 2. an airplane with its propeller or propellers mounted behind the engine so that it pushes the aircraft forward: also pusher airplane ☆ 3. Slang a person who sells drugs, esp.… …   English World dictionary

• Pusher configuration — An aircraft constructed with a pusher configuration has the engine mounted forward of the propeller which faces in a rearwards direction giving an appearance that the aircraft is pushed through the air. Sometimes the propeller is situated at the… …   Wikipedia

• airplane — /air playn /, n. 1. a heavier than air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc. 2. any similar heavier than air aircraft, as a glider or helicopter. Also …   Universalium

• pusher — /poosh euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that pushes. 2. Slang. a peddler of illegal drugs. 3. Aeron. an airplane that is driven by pusher propellers. 4. Naut. one of the masts abaft the mizzen on a sailing vessel having more than three masts,… …   Universalium

• pusher propeller — An arrangement in which the propeller or the airscrew is behind the engine, and it pushes the airplane rather than pulling it. The advantage of this arrangement is that the absence of an engine nacelle forward of the wing permits unrestricted… …   Aviation dictionary

• Mermaid Amphibian Light Sport Airplane — The Mermaid Amphibious Airplane is a small amphibious airplane, aluminum framed and skinned, of the new Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) type with pusher prop on pylon propulsion. It has a single mid wing and conventional (though appropriately large)… …   Wikipedia

• centerline thrust airplane — A twin engine airplane with both engines mounted on the fuselage, with one installed in front of the cabin as a tractor and the other behind the cabin to act as a pusher. The empennage is mounted on the booms …   Aviation dictionary

• Didier Masson — (23 February 1886 – 2 June 1950) was a pioneering French aviator. He was born in Asnières, France.[1] He died and was buried in Mérida, Yucatan, Mexico.[2] Among his adventures was his life as a pioneering barnstormer, being the second flier in… …   Wikipedia

• Boland brothers — Frank E. Boland (c1880 1913), James Paul Boland (1882 1964) and Joseph John Boland (c1880 c1970) were early aircraft designers from Rahway, New Jersey who started the Boland Airplane and Motor Company. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink=… …   Wikipedia

• Eugene Burton Ely — Infobox Military Person name= Eugene Burton Ely lived= 1886 1911 caption= nickname= placeofbirth= Williamsburg, Iowa placeofdeath= Augusta, Georgia allegiance= branch= serviceyears= rank= unit= commands= battles= awards=Distinguished Flying… …   Wikipedia

• Curtiss Model K — This article is about the aero engine. For the 1915 flying boat, see Curtiss Model K (aircraft). Model K Curtiss Model …   Wikipedia