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pusher: a standalone construct

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pusher1 CONSTRUCTPusher configRAYMER · PROP AFT

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Aerospace engineering

A propeller that pushes from behind

In aircraft design a pusher is a propulsion arrangement in which the propeller sits behind its engine or the aircraft's centre of gravity and pushes the airframe forward, as opposed to a tractor layout that pulls from the front. Raymer's Aircraft design: A conceptual approach compares the configurations' trade-offs in trim, propeller–wake interaction, and pilot visibility. The referent is a thrust-and-layout configuration of a powered aircraft, a hardware choice with nothing in common with a drug dealer or a defensive tennis player.[1]

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A thrust configuration with the propeller aft of the engine or CG
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Defined by the propeller's position relative to the engine and centre of gravity and the resulting aerodynamic trade-offs

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References

  1. Raymer, D. P. (1999). Aircraft design: A conceptual approach (3rd ed.). American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. ISBN 9781563472817

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