Stewart Headwind
| Stewart Headwind | |
|---|---|
| Role | Homebuilt aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Stewart Aircraft Corporation |
| Designer | Don Stewart |
| First flight | 1962 |
| Introduction | 1962 |
The Stewart Headwind JD1HW1.7 and SAC-1VW is a single-seat high-wing tube-and-fabric construction homebuilt aircraft.[1]
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
- Crew: 1
- Length: 17 ft (5.2 m)
- Wingspan: 24 ft 2 in (7.37 m)
- Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
- Wing area: 110.95 sq ft (10.308 m2)
- Empty weight: 300 lb (136 kg)
- Gross weight: 650 lb (295 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 5 U.S. gallons (19 L; 4.2 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Volkswagen air-cooled engine automotive conversion engine, 65 hp (48 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed wooden
Performance
- Maximum speed: 74 kn (85 mph, 137 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 70 kn (80 mph, 130 km/h)
- Stall speed: 33 kn (38 mph, 61 km/h)
- Never exceed speed: 96 kn (110 mph, 180 km/h)
- Range: 169 nmi (195 mi, 314 km)
- Endurance: 2 hours
- Service ceiling: 7,000 ft (2,100 m)
- Rate of climb: 650 ft/min (3.3 m/s)
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
- ^ Air Trails: 76. Winter 1971.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Air Progress Sport Aircraft: 70. Winter 1969.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ www.jrwebworks.net (1962-03-28). "Stewart Aircraft Michigan". Stewartaircraft.com. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
- ^ "Stewart Headwind". Airbum.com. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
- Sport Aviation Feb 1972, pp 22. Stewart Headwind
- Sport Aviation June 1976, pp 70. On To Oshkosh! Headwind Caravan