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The Tailwind is the third in a series of high-wing aircraft designed by Sylvester J. "Steve" Wittman (1904–1995), a well-known air racing pilot and race plane designer, who also played an important role in the emergence of homebuilt aircraft with the Wittman Tailwind and other designs in the United States. [2]
This is a list of aircraft in alphabetical order beginning with 'W'. Lists of aircraft; ... Wittman Tailwind; Wittman Midwing; Wittman Big X; Wittman Chief Oshkosh;
Also in 1937, Wittman designed and built "Buttercup". A high wing design built to outperform the Cubs, Chiefs, T-Crafts, and Luscombes of the day. Based on that aircraft, he built the Wittman Big X in 1945, and the popular Wittman Tailwind series of homebuilts. [6]
Pages in category "Wittman aircraft" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... Wittman Tailwind; V. Wittman V-Witt This page was ...
[2] Szaraz drew heavily from the design of the Wittman W-8 Tailwind during the design process, and thus the fuselage, landing gear, and engine mount are very similar to that of the W-8. Plans were first offered for sale in the March 1969 edition of Sport Aviation. [ 3 ]
Wittman Buttercup. The Wittman W-5 Buttercup is a two place aircraft designed and built by Steve Wittman in 1938. [1] Designated as the Buttercup Model W, [1] the original aircraft is housed in the Experimental Aircraft Association, EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, WI.
The Woodwind was a homebuilt copy of the Wittman Tailwind using all-wood construction, rather than welded steel tube and aircraft fabric covering for the fuselage. Ironically, the Wittman design uses plywood covering for its wings, while the Woodwind uses fiberglass. [2]
Sport aircraft of the 1950s by country; ... Wittman Tailwind This page was last edited on 13 May 2019, at 16:41 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...