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

Snyder Buzzard
Role	Ultralight motor glider Type of aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Motor Gliders Incorporated
Designer	Bud Snyder
First flight	1930

Design and development

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

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

Related development

• Curtiss-Wright CW-1 Junior

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• BAC Drone

References

• Aerofiles Buzzard entry
• Aerofiles reference

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