Wolford-Wilson Sailwing

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The Wolford-Wilson Sailwing is an American single place homebuilt aircraft.

Design and development

The Sailwing is a single place, open cockpit, twin engine pusher with an inverted V-tail and conventional landing gear. The aircraft uses an aluminum leading edge with wire support and Dacron covering, rather than a spar. Roll control is performed with wing-warping.[2]

Specifications (Sailwing)

Data from Air Progress

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Powerplant: 2 × Westbend , 10 hp (7.5 kW) each

Performance

  • Cruise speed: 39 kn; 72 km/h (45 mph)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

References

  1. ↑ Sport Aviation: 19. January 1970. 
  2. ↑ Air Progress: 5. Winter 1971. 
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