Stewart Headwind

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Stewart Headwind
Role Homebuilt aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Stewart Aircraft Corporation
DesignerDon Stewart
First flight1962
Introduction1962

The Stewart Headwind JD1HW1.7 and SAC-1VW is a single-seat high-wing tube-and-fabric construction homebuilt aircraft. [1]

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Design and development

The first Headwind was flown on March 28, 1962. It was one of the first aircraft to fly in the United States using a VW engine. The prototype flew with a Huggins VW conversion. [2] To use a standard propeller, a patented PRSU (propeller speed reducing unit) was developed to keep the engine RPM high and propeller RPM at its optimum speed. [3]

The design was inspired by the Demoiselle by Alberto Santos-Dumont. [4] The fuselage is triangular sections of welded tube steel covered in fabric.

Variants

A Volkswagen air-cooled engine was the only engine specified for this model, however many examples exist with alternate engine installations.

Specifications Stewart Headwind

Data from Sport Aviation

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

References

  1. Air Trails: 76. Winter 1971.{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Air Progress Sport Aircraft: 70. Winter 1969.{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. www.jrwebworks.net (1962-03-28). "Stewart Aircraft Michigan". Stewartaircraft.com. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
  4. "Stewart Headwind". Airbum.com. Retrieved 2010-05-31.