03/15/2020. Remarks by Johan Visschedijk: "In 1961, Professor Edgar 'Ed' J. Lesher of the University of Michigan designed and built a two-seat pusher monoplane named the Nomad. With it he won the award for the most original design at an EAA fly-in, and the grand prize in the 1964 AC Spark Plug Rally.

The Teal was then built as a single-seat version with retractable landing gear, with the aim of establishing records for aircraft weighing less than 1,102 lb (500 kg). Powered by an 100 hp Continental O-200-A flat-four piston engine, driving a pusher propeller, the homebuilt aircraft was first flown on April 28, 1965.

The following records made by Ed Lesher were ratified by the FAI in the Class C-1.A, Group 1 category (piston engine light aircraft with a take off weight of 661 - 1,102 lb (300 - 500 kg)):

Speed over 310.68 mls (500 km) closed circuit: 181.55 mph (292.17 kmh) on May 22, 1967
Speed over 621,37 mls (1000 km) closed circuit: 169.20 mph (272.32 kmh) on June 30, 1967
Speed over 1,242.74 mls (2000 km) closed circuit: 141.83 mph (228.26 kmh) on October 20, 1967
Distance in a closed circuit: 1,554.297 mls (2501.400 km) on September 9, 1970
Speed over a 9.32 - 15.53 mls (15 - 25 km) course: 169.134 mph (272.195 kmh) on September 20, 1973
Speed over an 1.8 mls (3 km) course: 173.101 mph (278.580 kmh) on September 29, 1973
Distance in a straight line: 1,835.46 mls (2953.89 km) on July 2, 1975

Ed passed away on May 19, 1998, the family donated the Teal to the EAA AirVenture Museum in 2002."

Span: 23 ft 10 in (7.26 m)
Length: 19 ft 3 in (5.87 m)
Height: 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Wing area: 60.00 sq.ft (5.57 sq.m)
Empty weight: 685 lb (308 kg)
Cruise speed (70% power): 180 mph (290 kmh)
Range: 2,000 mls (3,220 km)
Fuel: 60 gal (227 l)