Wittman Tailwind (oz7495)
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Wittman Tailwind. Free flight indoor scale model.
Quote: "Irresistible - if the appeal of this living room flying scale can be resisted then model building, both free-flight and 'round the pole, has lost its hold on all of us. Wittman Tailwind by Walt Mooney.
Steve Wittman, one of America's greatest racing pilots, designed and built a small two place airplane for efficient cross-country flying. This design has such impressive performance that there have been a great many of them built by home builders all over the country. While not the most attractive design in the world, it is ideal for a small scale model using sheet balsa structure. The original, with an 85 hp Continental engine, cruises at 150 mph, tops at 175 mph and lands at 55 mph.
The model is presented full scale in the magazine and has only three deviations from full exact scale characteristics. The airfoil is changed, the horizontal tail urea has been increased, and the dihedral is greater. The model shown in the photograph was made from half a sheet of 1/32 sheet balsa, (prop blank and nose block were laminated), six inches of 1/64 wire, two half inch wheels, a small piece of cellophane, a straight pin, some paint, ink and model cement.
Cut out all the parts from 1/32 sheet. If you are laminating the prop blank and the nose block cement the laminations first so then have plenty of time to dry. Assemble the fuselage first, starting at the tail and cementing in the formers as you proceed forward. You may have less trouble if the side windows are cut out after the fuselage is assembled..."
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Wittman Tailwind
by Walt Mooney
from Model Airplane News
March 1962
7in span
Scale Rubber F/F Cabin Civil
clean :)
all formers complete :)
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Found online 16/02/2016 at:
http://www.hippocketaeronautics.com/hpa_plans/details....
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Hi Mary, Attached is a photo of the Wittman Tailwind I built last winter [main pic]. Thanks again for the great work. I will never run out of projects! Take care,Brooke Linford - 23/11/2022
This build took me about a day, I added a more realistic intake to the bottom and I have not painted it yet [pics 005-008]. It was a rather easy build except for part of the fuselage construction. The walls of the fuselage kept not aligning and I had to redo that multiple times. The CG was not too bad right after construction. I used 1/16” spars for the wing struts instead of 1/32” because the wing had trouble staying on, it helped a lot with support and I would recommend. For the tail wheel I used 2 glued circles of paper that were hole punched instead of a balsa wheel. It was overall a fun build and really can test your skills because of its size.
Gage Van Vranken - 06/04/2023
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