Snyder Buzzard
title: "Snyder Buzzard" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["single-engined-pusher-aircraft", "1930s-united-states-sport-aircraft", "parasol-wing-aircraft", "aircraft-first-flown-in-1930"] topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snyder_Buzzard" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox aircraft"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Snyder Buzzard |
| aircraft_type | Ultralight motor glider |
| national_origin | United States |
| manufacturer | Motor Gliders Incorporated |
| designer | Bud Snyder |
| first_flight | 1930 |
| :: |
| name = Snyder Buzzard | logo = | logo_size = | image = | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = Ultralight motor glider | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = United States | manufacturer = Motor Gliders Incorporated | design_group = | designer = Bud Snyder | builder = | issuer = | status = | owners = | primary_user = | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = | retired = | first_flight = 1930 | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = 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
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 hp ABC Scorpion engine, mounted atop the wing, drove a pusher propeller
Specifications
|ref= |prime units? = imp |crew=1 |length m=5.87 |length ft=19 |length in=3 |span m=10.67 |span ft=35 |span in=0 |max speed kmh=112 |max speed mph=70 |cruise speed kmh=96 |cruise speed mph=60
References
References
- Aerofiles
::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::