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Wittman Tailwind Spruce Kit
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Our spruce kits are designed to encourage the builder to personally produce the components for his aircraft with a minimum of investment in shop equipment. A table saw is an asset, but an aircraft can be built completely with the use of only hand tools. The complete kits listed below contain all the spruce required for the aircraft. Kits marked ** contain the wing and aileron spars finished to the net dimensions called out in the plans, without beveling. In all other kits the wing and aileron spars are S2S (surfaced two sides) spar stock that is to be cut to the finished pieces. The rib and stringer stock are supplied S2S to the net thickness required and are to be run through a table saw one way to produce the finished pieces. One board 1/4" thick x nominal 6" wide will yield about 16 pieces of finished 1/4 x 1/4 capstrip. Without the use of a table saw, the builder should order only a Spar Kit, which includes the wing and aileron spars finished to net dimensions (unbeveled), then order the capstrip and milled stock as needed. No plywood, glue, nails or other supplies are included in our spruce kits. All materials must be ordered individually as priced in this catalog. Spruce kits are well packed, shipped by truck and insured for value by the carrier. Export orders are solicited. Prompt and efficient handling is assured. Since all spruce is milled to individual requirements and cannot be stocked in finished condition, payment in full is requested with order. Spruce kits are produced from materials lists which are believed to be accurate. However, since designers may modify certain dimensions after the original plans are released, we urge the builder to verify sizes and current price before ordering. |
Reviews
You could build a Tailwind without it, but you would be guessing at a lot of things. Buy this book if you have any intention of actually building this airplane.
Clean plans and documentation. Full sized rib drawings for root and common ribs. These are the redrawn plans, not the originals. It would have been nice to have also had a copy of the originals included just for historical purposes.
The V Whitt racer plans are of good print quality, they do not show the later trapezoid wing tips, that would be nice to have, have to figure it out from the other tailwind plans! Plans are to build one, really like Steves idea to mount the VW engine so the flywheel end drives the prop!
I was disappointed by this manual. I found it to be little more than lackluster illustrations, accompanied by notes, rather than clear instructions backed up by photographs and better examples. This is not a comprehensive finishing manual, nor is present clarifying points on building the entire plane. This manual is helpful with construction specific to the Wittman Tailwind wings. It also mentions a few ideas pertaining to upholstery and flooring. If you are looking for a step by step manual to accompany your plans, you will.be utterly let down. IIf you are looking for just a couple good ideas andore history on the Tailwind, you will benefit from buying this. I.n Other words, you can get more ideas by looking at work in progress pictures on building logs, coupled with forum questions and answers.
poorly photocopied black and white pictures are useless , the machines drawings are ok, not much information here
Q&A
Please note, Aircraft Spruce Australia's personnel are not certified aircraft mechanics and can only provide general support and ideas, which should not be relied upon or implemented in lieu of consulting an A&P or other qualified technician. Aircraft Spruce Australia assumes no responsibility or liability for any issue or problem which may arise from any repair, modification or other work done from this knowledge base. Any product eligibility information provided here is based on general application guides and we recommend always referring to your specific aircraft parts manual, the parts manufacturer or consulting with a qualified mechanic.
