Stewart Aircraft Corporation

Stewart Aircraft Corporation
Company type	Private company
Industry	Aerospace
Founded	1961
Founder	Don Stewart
Headquarters	Vulcan, Michigan, United States of America
Key people	Donald Stewart
Products	Kit aircraft
Website	sites.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

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

**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

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

[1] "Stewart Headwind Corporation". Retrieved 2 December 2010.

[2] David B. Thurston. Homebuilt aircraft.

[3] "21 Aircraft you can build". Popular Science. January 1981.

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