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The Tailwind was designed for speed!" I just think it is one of the best looking high wing monoplanes you can build, but would prefer to fly something a little slower and in the LSA range.
It was announced on the Tailwind forum that prolific Tailwind builder Jim Clement died from a stroke. My recollection is that he built around 11 Tailwinds...
Very complete project for sale, flown 30hours with corvair conversion, being converted to lycoming, very well built. New Brian Alley cowl, O-320-E2D engine...
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 student pilot with about 17 hours of flight time and soloed just a couple hours ago. The...
Hey Guys, I just thought I'd post the address of our Buttercup Building Forum... It's a cool plane , So far , in the Photo section I have around 900 building Pictures... So if your interested ... Here's the address: . Buttercup-STOL : Buttercup STOL . Steve Wittman...
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 and brakes with my feet sideways. The fuel tank was in the way of my feet. Not much room in the thin wings for fuel tanks.
The Cougar was, I believe, pretty much a Tailwind knock-off that didn't perform as well as the Tailwind. If I were going to build something like that, it would be the Tailwind or Buttercup.
Hearsay is they work as well as the those on the Tailwind/Buttercup airplanes. There is a Tailwind group in Switzerland that are adding winglets to theirs for more benefit.
