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Stewart Aircraft Corporation

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Stewart Aircraft Corporation
Company typePrivate company
IndustryAerospace
Founded1961
FounderDon Stewart
Headquarters,
United States of America
Key people
Donald Stewart
ProductsKit aircraft
Websitesites.google.com/site/flywithstewart/

Stewart Aircraft Corporation is an American aircraft manufacturer specializing in aircraft kits and plans.[1] Don Stewart, a former airline pilot, designed several aircraft that are sold by the company.[2] The company's first product, the Headwind, was one of the earliest examples of a homebuilt aircraft designed to use an air-cooled Volkswagen automotive engine with a patented gear reduction unit for the propeller.[3]

Closure of business

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The Stewart Headwind Corporation website is down. The flywithstewart website states: "As of Dec. 2021 Don is no longer selling plans." As of Oct 2024, plans are in work to offer sets of drawings again. Pricing will be available shortly

Aircraft

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Summary of aircraft built by Stewart Aircraft Corporation
Model name First flight Type
Stewart Headwind 1961 Single place highwing homebuilt aircraft
Stewart Foo Fighter 1967 Single place biplane homebuilt aircraft

References

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  1. ^ "Stewart Headwind Corporation". Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  2. ^ David B. Thurston. Homebuilt aircraft.
  3. ^ "21 Aircraft you can build". Popular Science. January 1981.