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Sep 12, 2011 · Isn't the Olds V-8 what what Steve Wittman used in his Tailwind? With all the auto conversion activity on this forum, I'm sure that a lot of members would be very interested to learn any …

Jun 2, 2015 · Wittman W10 project for sale. This project is very far along, there are many items completed: fuselage and wings built and covered, painted, on main gear, already have tail spring and …

T Taylor Member Joined Dec 23, 2020 Messages 9 Dec 23, 2020 #46 Bill-Higdon and Tailwind_Fan

Hi everyone, I am building a Wittman Tailwind W8. I have bought the plans for the metal wing from Calbie Woods. The airframe is complete but there is some things I am planning on changing. I am a …

Local company that does composites. Old friend of Dallas S. and I. Brian Alley also makes the cowl and wheel pants for the Tailwind. We were at his...

Alway wanted a Tailwind. Was going to buy one many years ago. At the time I was 6' x 220 lbs and size 13 shoes. I started to fly it and got to the runway and taxied back. I couldn't work the rudder pedals …

The Tailwind has very small ailerons so deflection of the torque tube will be low. I would think with a torque tube, flutter would be dampened unless the tube is woefully small; what you get with a torque …

Waiting for some Tailwind plans, for geometry and for weigh-stimate. But by now, tail section looks like square pyramid, 1x1m base, 3m height, ending in 0 x 0.4 plate.

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