General Aviation Aircraft
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WAG-AER0 “WAG-A-BOND”
STANDARD DATA: (Classic) Gross wt. 1,250. Empty wt. 640. Fuel capacity 26. Wingspan 29’4″. Length 18’9″. Engine 65- to 100-hp Continental. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 105. Cruise mph 95. Stall mph 45. Climb rate 625. The Wag-A-Bond can be built in either of two versions, the Classic (performance figures above) or the Traveler. The Classic is […]
WAR “CORSAIR”
STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 900. Empty wt. 600. Fuel capacity 12-15. Wingspan 20′. Length 16’6″. Engine 100-hp Continental. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 170. Cruise mph 145. Stall mph 55. Climb rate 1,200. Range 400-500. Takeoff run 800-1,000. The half-scale Corsair is built around a plywood box core and covered with styrofoam and fiberglass, in the manner […]
WAR “FOCKEWULF”
STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 900. Empty wt. 610. Fuel 12. Wingspan 20′. Length 16’7″. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 165. Cruise mph 140. Stall mph 55. Climb rate 1,000. Ceiling 12,500. Takeoff run 1,000. Landing roll 1,200. Range 400. WAR Aircraft Replicas is a company formed to market kits and plans for 1/2-scale World War II aircraft […]
WARNER AEROCRAFT “REVOLUTION II/SPORTSTER”
STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,500. Empty wt. 850. Fuel capacity 12. Wingspan 26′. Length 20.4′. PERFORMANCE: Top cruise mph 130. Stall mph 45. Climb rate 1,175 fpm. Ceiling 12,500. Takeoff run 425. Landing roll 400. The Revolution (also marketed as the Space Walker II) is an open cockpit, two-place tandem amenable to engines from 85 […]
WATSON “WINDWAGON”
STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 485. Empty wt. 273. Fuel capacity 4. Wingspan 18′. Length 12’6″. Engine 30-hp Watson 1/2 VW. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 110. Cruise mph 90. Stall mph 40. Climb rate 500. Ceiling 10,000. Range 300. Takeoff run 250. Landing roll 300. The Windwagon measures 18 feet from wingtip to wingtip, and it features […]
WELSH WR-3 “RABBIT”
STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,050. Empty wt. 640. Fuel capacity 12. Wingspan 28′. Length 17’8″. Engine 100-hp Continental. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 108. Cruise mph 98. Stall mph 48. Climb rate 500. Ceiling 10,500. Takeoff distance (50′) 480. Landing roll 500. Range 290. The Welsh Rabbit, designed by George Welsh, is a two-place trigeared homebuilt with […]
WENDT WH-1 “TRAVELER”
STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 1,400. Empty wt. 900. Fuel capacity 22. Wingspan 30′. Length 19’6″. Engine 65- to 85-hp Continental. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 131. Cruise mph 115. Stall mph 65. Climb rate 750. Range 580. Ceiling 13,000. Takeoff run 800. Landing roll 700. The intention was that Wendt Traveler would be a high performance cross-country […]
WHITE “DER JAGER”
STANDARD DATA: Gross wt. 888. Empty wt. 534. Fuel capacity 24. Wingspan 20′. Length 17′. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 145. Cruise mph 133. Stall mph 54. Climb rate 2,000. Takeoff run 175. Landing roll 250. Range 532. Though modeled after World War I fighters, the Der Jager is not a replica. Its builder, Marshall White, patterned […]
“WHITE LIGHTNING”
STANDARD DATA: Seats 4. Gross wt. 2,400. Empty wt. 1,400. Fuel capacity 70. Engine 210-hp Continental 10-360. PERFORMANCE: Top mph 280. Cruise mph 265. Initial climb rate 1,900. Ceiling 20,000. Range 1,600. Takeoff distance (50) 1,300. Landing distance (50) 1,300. During the past 15-20 years, composite construction of homebuilt aircraft has taken a firm hold […]
