On Wed, 5 May 2004, alexy wrote:

(Paul Lee) wrote:
I think a good way to settle this is to put a model
tractor body in a wind tunel and then reverse the same thing and
test it as a pusher. Anybody's got a spare wind tunel and lots of time?

Or, if one is looking to "prove" the opposite result, put a model
pusher body in a wind tunnel and then reverse the same thing and
test it as a tractor! g
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Actually, this question has been answered.

The Cessna SkyMaster has both a pusher and a tractor engine.
The single engine climb rate and speed are both higher for the
rear engine alone, than for the front engine alone.

The pusher wins!

George Graham
RX-7 Powered Graham-EZ, N4449E
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