1990 Wittman W-10 Tailwind
Converted to W-10 | shorter take off & increased speed
- Make
- Wittman
- Model
- W-10 Tailwind
- Year
- 1990
- Seller
- WilcoAviation
- Location
- Henstridge Airfield, United Kingdom
- Condition
- Pre-owned
- Seller type
- Broker
- Total Time
- 1068 h
- Engine Time
- 124 h
- Undercarriage
- Taildragger
- Seats
- 2
- Registration
- G-BOHV
Highlights
- Wilco Aviation are delighted to have this lovely example of a Wittman Tailwind for sale. Listed with us exclusively G-BOHV is located with us at our home base of Henstridge Airfield, Somerset.
Exterior
- 8/10
- White & Red
Interior
- 7/10
- Traditional
Maintenance
- PERMIT: Expires September 2023
- HANGARED: Always
- In 2012 Hotel Victor under went a top end overhaul with new Superior Millennium Assemblies having only done 124hrs of flight since. The standard O-200 oil screen has been replaced with a spin on oil filter to make oil changes simpler.
Specifications
- Seat Configuration
- 1+1
- Gross Weight
- 590 Kg
- Empty Weight
- 317 Kg
- Cruise Speed
- 130 Kt
- Range
- 435 Nm
- Fuel Capacity
- 94 l
Engine
- Manufacturer, Model
- Lycoming, O-200-A
- PROP MAKE: Evera
- Fuel Type
- Avgas 100LL
- TSOH
- 124
- OHD
- 05/12/2012
Avionics
- COM
- Funke, ATR833S
- 8.33KHz spaced
- XPNDR
- Narco, AT-150
- Other
- Sigtronics intercom
- Turn coordinator
- Air Speed Indicator (ASI)
- Altimeter
- Artificial Horizon
- Direction Indicator (DI)
- Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI)
- Oil pressure gauge
- Oil temperature gauge
- RPM gauge
- Air temperature gauge
- Volt meter
- Fuel pressure gauge
- Suction gauge
Additional Remarks
- The Wittman Tailwind is a popular two-seat light aircraft for homebuilding. It is a high-wing, braced cabin monoplane of tailwheel configuration. It is constructed with a steel tubing fuselage, wood wings, and fabric covering. It offers exceptional cruising speeds and is economical to operate and maintain.
- The Tailwind is the third in a series of high-wing aircraft designed by Sylvester J. “Steve” Wittman (1904–1995), a well-known air racing pilot and race plane designer, who also played an important role in the emergence of homebuilt aircraft with the Wittman Tailwind and other designs in the United States. The first, the Wittman Buttercup two-seater, and later the Wittman Big X four-seater, which was bought by Cessna to use its spring steel landing gear. The Tailwind also inspired the last iteration, the O and O Special. A model of the 1965 Wittman Tailwind may be found in the Sun ‘n Fun Museum.
- Wittman developed the C-85 powered “Flying Carpet” in 1953, later renaming it to the “Tailwind”. In 1953, the Tailwind became the first aircraft covered under the FAA’s Experimental category to be certified to carry a passenger. While crude looking by modern standards, it outperformed many similar factory-built planes, and only with the advent of composite construction were new designs able to achieve similar speed per horsepower and range.
- Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co of Corona, California acquired the rights to the Tailwind in January 1996 and became the exclusive distributor for plans and materials.
- Length: 19 ft 3 in (5.87 m)
- Wingspan: 20 ft 11 in (6.38 m)
- Height: 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)
- Wing area: 84 sq ft (7.8 m2)
- Maximum speed: 185 mph (298 km/h, 161 kn)
- Range: 500 mi (805 km, 435 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 16,000 ft (4,900 m)
- Rate of climb: 900 ft/min (4.6 m/s)