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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Stewart_Headwind > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Stewart_Headwind.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Headwind > Source revision: 1321141806 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox aircraft | name = Stewart Headwind | logo = | logo_size = | image = | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = [Homebuilt aircraft](/source/Homebuilt_aircraft) | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = [United States](/source/United_States) | manufacturer = [Stewart Aircraft Corporation](/source/Stewart_Aircraft_Corporation) | design_group = | designer = Don Stewart | builder = | issuer = | status = | owners = | primary_user = | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = 1962 | retired = | first_flight = 1962 | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''Stewart Headwind JD1HW1.7''' and '''SAC-1VW''' is a single-seat high-wing [tube-and-fabric construction](/source/tube-and-fabric_construction) homebuilt aircraft.{{cite journal|journal=Air Trails|date=Winter 1971|page=76}} ==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.{{cite journal|journal=Air Progress Sport Aircraft|date=Winter 1969|page=70}} 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.{{cite web|author=www.jrwebworks.net |url=http://www.stewartaircraft.com/main.html |title=Stewart Aircraft Michigan |publisher=Stewartaircraft.com |date=1962-03-28 |accessdate=2010-05-31}} The design was inspired by the Demoiselle by [Alberto Santos-Dumont](/source/Alberto_Santos-Dumont).{{cite web|url=http://www.airbum.com/pireps/PirepPeanutHeadwind.html |title=Stewart Headwind |publisher=Airbum.com |date= |accessdate=2010-05-31}} The fuselage is triangular sections of welded tube steel covered in fabric. ==Variants== A [Volkswagen air-cooled engine](/source/Volkswagen_air-cooled_engine) was the only engine specified for this model, however many examples exist with alternate engine installations. ==Specifications Stewart Headwind == {{Aircraft specs |ref=Sport Aviation |prime units?=kts |genhide= |crew=1 |capacity= |length m= |length ft=17 |length in= |length note= |span m= |span ft=24 |span in=2 |span note= |height m= |height ft=5 |height in=9 |height note= |wing area sqm= |wing area sqft=110.95 |wing area note= |aspect ratio= |airfoil= |empty weight kg= |empty weight lb=300 |empty weight note= |gross weight kg= |gross weight lb=650 |gross weight note= |fuel capacity={{convert|5|u.s.gal}} |more general= |eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=[Volkswagen air-cooled engine](/source/Volkswagen_air-cooled_engine) |eng1 type=automotive conversion engine |eng1 kw= |eng1 hp=65 |prop blade number=2 |prop name=wooden |prop dia m= |prop dia ft= |prop dia in= |prop note= |perfhide= |max speed kmh= |max speed mph=85 |max speed kts= |max speed note= |cruise speed kmh= |cruise speed mph=80 |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note= |stall speed kmh= |stall speed mph=38 |stall speed kts= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed mph=110 |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |range km= |range miles=195 |range nmi= |range note= |endurance=2 hours |ceiling m= |ceiling ft=7000 |ceiling note= |g limits= |roll rate= |glide ratio= |climb rate ms= |climb rate ftmin=650 |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |lift to drag= |wing loading kg/m2= |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note= |power/mass= |thrust/weight= |more performance= |avionics= }} ==See also== {{aircontent |see also= |related= |similar aircraft= *[Grega Aircamper](/source/Grega_Aircamper) *[Aeronca C-3](/source/Aeronca_C-3) *[Ultravia Le Pelican](/source/Ultravia_Le_Pelican) |lists= }} ==References== {{reflist}} {{refbegin}} *Sport Aviation Feb 1972, pp 22. Stewart Headwind *Sport Aviation June 1976, pp 70. On To Oshkosh! Headwind Caravan {{refend}} ==External links== *[https://sites.google.com/site/flywithstewart/ Stewart Aircraft] *[http://www.airbum.com/pireps/PirepPeanutHeadwind.html Stewart Headwind] *[http://www.pilotfriend.com/experimental/acft3/66.htm Experimental Aircraft] Category:Homebuilt aircraft Category:High-wing aircraft Category:Aircraft first flown in 1962 Category:Single-engined piston aircraft --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Stewart Headwind](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Headwind) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Headwind?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.