| Bull Pup | |
|---|---|
| Type | Sportsplane |
| Manufacturer | Buhl |
| Maiden flight | 1930 |
| Number built | ca. An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing building testing selling and maintaining Aircraft, Aircraft parts The Buhl Aircraft Company was founded in 1925 by the Buhl family of Detroit. The maiden flight of an Aircraft is the first occasion on which an aircraft leaves the ground of its own accord This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1930: Events The Surrey Aero Club inaugurates recreational flights from Gatwick Race Course (now 100 |
The Buhl LA-1 Bull Pup was a light sports airplane developed in the United States in 1930. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It was a mid-wing wire-braced monoplane with fixed tailskid undercarriage and an open cockpit for the pilot. For Félix du Temple 's invention see ''Monoplane'' (1874 Types of monoplane The main distinction in types of monoplane is Conventional landing gear describes an Undercarriage arrangement consisting of two main weight-bearing wheels forward of the aircraft's Centre of gravity, the A cockpit is the area usually near the front of an Aircraft, from which a pilot controls the aircraft Buhl developed the Bull Pup as a cheap aircraft through which the company hoped to remain in business as the onset of the Great Depression was felt. However, as the economic situation worsened, it became evident that there was no demand for even such a basic aircraft; when production ceased in 1932, all aircraft still in stock were sold off at half price as the company folded.
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