Seating two persons in tandem in open cockpits, the Woody Pusher had a parasol wing and was a light aircraft aimed at the homebuilt market for sport use. Construction was of braced wooden wings with a metal leading-edge and fabric covering overall. The fuselage was a welded steel-tube structure with fabric covering. The tail unit was braced and the undercarriage was non-retractable. The engine was installed in the pusher configuration. Designed with the amateur builder in mind, the prototype Woody Pusher’s fuselage was wood with plywood covering, and then with fabric covering overall. Subsequently the designer, Mr Harris L Woods, decided to re-design the fuselage and undercarriage. The type was marketed by Aerosport Inc of Holly Springs, North Carolina, USA. The prototype first flew with a 48 kw (65 hp) Lycoming engine but was later re-engined. Provision was made for engines in the 48 kw (65 hp) to 63 kw (85 hp) range to be installed. At least one Woody Pusher has been built in New Zealand, being built by Alan Belworthy and completed as ZK-DUA (c/n AACA/172) in November 1974. It was involved in an accident on 27 January 1980. It was restored, was powered by a Continental A-75 four-cylinder engine, and in later years has been operated from an airstrip at Cust. One on display at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, Denver, Colorado, with a 75-hp Continental engine (No. N393EA). Another, N100FQ, is displayed at the Florida Air Museum, Lakeland, Florida.
