Experimenter is a magazine created by EAA for people who build airplanes. We will report on amateur-built aircraft as well as ultralights and other light aircraft.
Issue link: http://experimenter.epubxp.com/i/96284
Builder Jack Roberson few his VW/Maximizer powered "A" model Headwind to Oshkosh from Phoenix, Arizona in the '80s. Note his self-designed spring gear. Te aircraf is currently owned by Timothy Stover of Apple Valley, California Everyone has a list of favorite airplanes. Sometimes it's loaded with high-performance barn burners (Mustangs, Pitts Specials, Harmon Rockets, etc.). Other times the list is dominated by summer-afternoon-sunset flyers (Cubs, Pietenpols, Fly Babys). As a general rule, the lists are fairly parochial, with no crossover. However, one little homebuilt flying flivver, the Stewart Headwind, sometimes shows up where it doesn't belong: on a high-speed Photography courtesy EAA Archives list. It makes that list because it is the quintessential summer-afternoon cruiser with very cute retro looks (like a 1930s free-flight model). It's also one of aviation's bestkept secrets—something we'd like to rectify with this article because the Headwind is the absolutely perfect, low-dollar, low-tech, light-sport aircraft (LSA) compliant, good-flying airplane anyone can build. And we mean anyone. And it will cruise at 90 mph! EAA EXPERIM ENTER 15