The Wittman W-8 Tailwind is a popular two-seat light aircraft for homebuilding. It is a high-wing, braced cabin monoplane of taildragger configuration. It is constructed with a steel tubing fuselage, wood wings, and fabric covering. It offers exceptional cruising speeds and is economical to operate and maintain.[1]
The Wittman W-8 Tailwind is a popular two-seat light aircraft for homebuilding. It is a high-wing, braced cabin monoplane of taildragger configuration...
new Cessna 195 taildragger. Wittman later produced an updated version in a two-place configuration called the WittmanTailwind that became a popular homebuilt...
the WittmanTailwind using all-wood construction, rather than welded steel tube and aircraft fabric covering for the fuselage. Ironically, the Wittman design...
The aircraft shape was influenced by the Beechcraft Staggerwing and WittmanTailwind. The name came from the college of Nesmith's daughter, the University...
The Wittman W-5 Buttercup is a two place aircraft designed and built by Steve Wittman in 1938. Designated as the Buttercup Model W, the original aircraft...
Palmer, displayed on Sun 'N Fun campus grounds Wittman Chief Oshkosh N14855 - built 1931 WittmanTailwind N314T - built 1962 List of aerospace museums Florida...
The Wittman DFA aka Little Bonzo is a homebuilt racing aircraft designed to compete in midget racing. Steve Wittman had started air racing in 1926 using...
Revolution Biplane, it is scheduled to debut in 2014. He has also built a WittmanTailwind W-10 from scratch, later selling it to buy a 1964 Twin Comanche. He...
Dick Eaves used his experience building a Baby Ace, Skyhopper II, WittmanTailwinds, Wag-Aero CUBys, and a Midget Mustang to develop a new two seat tandem...
cockpit, the landing gear uses some landing gear components from the WittmanTailwind and conventional controls are fitted but with an all-flying tailplane...
racing plane designed to compete in the 1931 American Cirrus Races. Steve Wittman started air racing in 1926 in various aircraft. In March 1931, he designed...
(97 cm). The main gear uses Wittman tapered rods and was designed to take standard Cessna wheel pants. As with the WittmanTailwind, the mains connect to the...
Review, August 1956 (co-author) "Flight Measured Aerodynamics of Wittman'sTailwind" – Experimenter, October 1956, Experimental Aircraft Association "Basic...
benefited from tailwinds en route. In July 2019 the company did a ceiling expansion test and flew non-stop from Torrance, California to Wittman Regional Airport...
Dr. Patricia Hilliard Robertson suffers fatal injuries when the Wittman W-8 Tailwind she is piloting cartwheels and crashes into trees while she is practicing...
(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-29. from Wisconsin DOT Tailwind Flight Center - Sturgeon Bay, the fixed-base operator (FBO) FAA Terminal...