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By George
The trouble with pushers, is noise, because the props are slashing away at air already disturbed by the wings. C337, Lake Buccaneer, Repulic Sea-Bee and Avanti. They all sound like demented chainsaws and have the 'Greta's' of the world foaming at the mouth with the horror of it all. Still interesting looking aeroplane. The wing-loading looks on par with an anvil.
True. It also effects prop efficiency and creates vibration.
Burt Rutan abandoned pushers for these reasons.