The Hindustan HUL-26 ''Pushpak'' () was a 1950s

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n two-seat cabin monoplane designed and built by

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, based on the Aeronca Chief.

Construction and operation

The Pushpak was a high-wing braced monoplane with a fixed tailwheel

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. The fuselage was built from metal tubing, the wing aluminum ribs on a wooden spar, all covered in

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. The ''Pushpak'' first flew on 28 September 1958 and was powered by a 90 hp (67 kW) Continental flat-four engine. Around 160 aircraft were produced for Indian flying clubs for use as basic trainers. Two examples were gifted to Malaysia and were later sold to private pilot owners in the United Kingdom. These examples remained in active operation in 2013.

Operators

Hindusthan HUL-26 Pushpak G-AVPO Chester 29

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Specifications (HUL-26)

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* * * {{HAL aircraft Pushpak 1950s Indian civil utility aircraft Single-engined tractor aircraft High-wing aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1958 Aircraft with fixed conventional landing gear Single-engined piston aircraft