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Aircraft and simulator background
The Tailwind is a high-wing homebuilt using steel tube, wood and fabric construction. Steve Wittman built the prototype in 1953 with a Continental C-90, and the early Experimental Aircraft Association published the plans.
Wittman Tailwind W10
Experimental Aircraft Association · Read more ↗Lionheart's W10 configuration
The seller describes a W10 rendition with a six-cylinder engine and glass avionics. It is a developer's custom build within the collection. Camping equipment, seat treatments, panel finishes and paints are options within that rendition.
Wittman Tailwind W10
secure.simmarket.com · Read more ↗Meet Wittman Tailwind W10
The Tailwind is a high-wing homebuilt using steel tube, wood and fabric construction. Steve Wittman built the prototype in 1953 with a Continental C-90, and the early Experimental Aircraft Association published the plans.
Lionheart's W10 is a developer-described dream build with a six-cylinder engine and glass avionics. It is represented separately from the package's smaller-engine, basic-panel W8.
Wittman Tailwind W10
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Wittman Tailwind W10
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History & design
A plans-built aircraft from Oshkosh
Steve Wittman built the Continental C-90-powered Tailwind prototype in 1953. EAA published its plans during the association's early years. The design continued through homebuilt examples and later Tailwind developments, recorded in EAA's aircraft-building and magazine indexes.
EAA Chapter 252 · Steve Wittman ↗1953 Tailwind prototype and EAA plan publication
Systems & details
Lionheart's W10 configuration
The seller describes a W10 rendition with a six-cylinder engine and glass avionics. It is a developer's custom build within the collection. Camping equipment, seat treatments, panel finishes and paints are options within that rendition.
Lionheart’s custom W10 build
Lionheart deliberately contrasts the collection’s simpler W8 with a more elaborate W10. The developer describes the latter as a personal dream build with a six-cylinder engine and glass avionics, rather than a single factory-standard Tailwind configuration. The shaped cowling, compact cabin and wood wing construction keep the Tailwind identity, while the panel and interior are interpretation choices. Camping equipment is part of the package’s touring theme and is separate from the aircraft’s flight systems.
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Compare simulator versions →MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024Lionheart Creations Wittman Tailwind W10
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Lionheart Creations Wittman Tailwind W10
Lionheart Creations · Released
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024Lionheart Creations Wittman Tailwind W10 Bush
Lionheart Creations · Released
Lionheart Creations Wittman Tailwind W10 Bush
Lionheart Creations · Released
Manuals & resources
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Aircraft background
Wittman TailwindWittman Tailwind W10
High Wing — Steel Tube, Wood, Fabric; W8/W10 article index
Experimental Aircraft Association · Read the source ↗Aircraft history
Steve WittmanWittman Tailwind W10
1953 Tailwind prototype and EAA plan publication
EAA Chapter 252 · Read the source ↗Developer documentation
Wittman Tailwind W10 Standard — product and aircraft referenceWittman Tailwind W10
Product description, configuration and simulator editions
secure.simmarket.com · Read the source ↗Wittman Tailwind W10 Standard — product and aircraft referenceWittman Tailwind W10
Product description, configuration and simulator editions
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Aircraft background
Wittman TailwindExperimental Aircraft Association · High Wing — Steel Tube, Wood, Fabric; W8/W10 article indexAircraft history
Steve WittmanEAA Chapter 252 · 1953 Tailwind prototype and EAA plan publicationDeveloper documentation
Wittman Tailwind W10 Standard — product and aircraft referencesecure.simmarket.com · Product description, configuration and simulator editions Wittman Tailwind W10 Standard — product and aircraft referencesecure.simmarket.com · Product description, configuration and simulator editionsBuilt-in force-feedback profiles
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Catalogue programme-20261011-v3 · 3 profile choices
Lionheart Creations Wittman Tailwind W10
Lionheart Creations · Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
A high-wing homebuilt from Steve Wittman's Tailwind line.
Lionheart Creations Wittman Tailwind W10 Bush
Lionheart Creations · Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
A high-wing homebuilt from Steve Wittman's Tailwind line.
Wittman Tailwind W10 Standard
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024 · X-Plane 12
A high-wing homebuilt from Steve Wittman's Tailwind line.
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