First flight of Stewart Headwind N96DR

[drigotti]

May 23, 2017 she took to the skies after a 2 year build. Empty weight of 498.6 pounds. Scratch built from plans. Hummel 1915cc engine rated at 65hp. A Tennessee Propeller provides the thrust. Cruises at 80MPH.
Enjoy the video!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMh8xSRmpkA&t=6s

Inflight video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q92sk9wGuiU

Dave Rigotti

[Jeff Point]

Congratulations and well done!

[Kyle Boatright]

May 23, 2017 she took to the skies after a 2 year build. Empty weight of 498.6 pounds. Scratch built from plans. Hummel 1915cc engine rated at 65hp. A Tennessee Propeller provides the thrust. Cruises at 80MPH.
Enjoy the video!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMh8xSRmpkA&t=6s

Inflight video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q92sk9wGuiU

Dave Rigotti

Dave, where is the airplane located?

[Frank Giger]

Congrats!

But you missed the runway on your landing! ;)

[martymayes]

Great job Dave, Don Stewart's Headwind will never go out of style!

[Hal Bryan]

Well done, Dave - looks great!

How how about writing it up for the "What Our Members Are Building" section of Sport Aviation?

We'd want about 300 words about and a nice, clean high-res picture, sent to editorial@eaa.org.

Hope to hear from you!

Regardless, congratulations again -

Hal

[rwanttaja]

Dave, where is the airplane located?

Registered in Chesterland, Ohio.

Ron Wanttaja

[wyoranch]

Congrats! What a great looking airplane.
Rick

[drigotti]

Dave, where is the airplane located?

Located at Geauga County Airport about 40 miles east of Cleveland, Ohio (7G8)

Dave

[drigotti]

Congrats!

But you missed the runway on your landing! ;)

"Coriolis effect" go me!

Dave

[fly2kads]

Just saw this thread. Belated congratulations!

Flight report, now that you (hopefully) have some hours on her? I'm particularly interested in how it flies with your direct drive motor.

[drigotti]

43 hours on her at this point. Just about to exit phase one program. Pure joy to fly "low and slow". Cruise at 2800RPM is 85MPH. Lands around 40-45MPH. I see 500+FPM climb at 65MPH. VERY well behaved airplane. 2 others have flown her and remark the same thing.
Weather permitting I'll have her at OSH this year. Wednesday the 26th at 1PM I'll do a "Hombuilts on Review" in front of the Homebuilders Hangar on her.

Dave Rigotti

[fly2kads]

Thanks for that! Sounds like a blast. I'm sorry I won't be at OSH this year to see it. I have a set of the study plans that he used to sell, and every once in a while I take them down off the shelf and go "Hmmmm..." in that mischievous sort of way.