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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. HUL-26 Pushpak at HAL Museum 7858: Rameshng· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Hindusthan HUL-26 Pushpak G-AVPO Chester 29.06.85 edited-3: RuthAS· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Hindustan Aeronautics HUL-26 Pushpak Mk.1, Hindustan Aeronautics JP7556022: Sean D Silva· GFDL 1.2
- 4. Hindustan Aeronautics HUL-26 Pushpak Mk.1, Private JP6938890: Sean D Silva· GFDL 1.2
- 5. Hindustan Aeronautics HUL-26 Pushpak Mk.1, Private JP7556020: Sean D Silva· GFDL 1.2
- 6. Hindustan HUL-26 Pushpak. (49054369321): Mohit S from Mumbai, India· CC BY 2.0
- 7. Hindustan HUL-26 Pushpak. (49054581597): Mohit S from Mumbai, India· CC BY 2.0
- 8. Hindustan HUL-26 Pushpak. (49054582202): Mohit S from Mumbai, India· CC BY 2.0
- 9. HUL-26 Pushpak at HAL Museum 7856: Rameshng· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 10. HUL-26 Pushpak at HAL Museum 7857: Rameshng· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Hindustan HUL-26 Pushpak (lit. 'Flower') was a 1950s Indian two-seat cabin monoplane designed and built by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, based on the Aeronca Chief.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 11 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 68 years ago, in 1958.
- Wingspan of 11 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1958
- number built
- 160
- role
- two-seat cabin monoplane
- makers
- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
- engines
- 1× Continental C90-8F
- crew
- 2
- length
- 6.4 m
- wingspan
- 11 m
- height
- 2.8 m
- max take-off weight
- 613 kg
- top speed
- 144 km/h
- cruise speed
- 112 km/h
- range
- 400 km
- ceiling
- 4,270 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4254805, Wikipedia: HAL HUL-26 Pushpak (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.