Wingspan 9.14 m | Length 6.17 m | |
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Role Homebuilt aircraft First flight Original - 1938, Replica - April 14, 2002 Introduction Original - 1938, Replica - 2002 Variants Wittman Tailwind Similar Evans VP 1 Volksplane, Bakeng Deuce, Volmer VJ 22 Sportsman | ||
Wittman buttercup
The Wittman W-5 Buttercup is a two place aircraft designed and built by Steve Wittman in 1938. Designated as the Buttercup Model W, the original aircraft is housed in the Experimental Aircraft Association, EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, WI.
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- Wittman buttercup
- Facts
- Wittman buttercup first flight
- Specifications 1938 Wittman Buttercup Model W N18268
- References
The Buttercup was considered as the basis for a four place certified production model by Fairchild Aircraft. Fairchild executives were impressed with the aircraft that chance landed at their factory airport in Hagerstown, Maryland. Wittman sold production rights, but Fairchild did not pursue the effort due to wartime production obligations.
Experimental Aircraft Association member Earl Luce developed a replica Buttercup design which first flew April 14, 2002. His representation of the Buttercup design is available as a set of plans for home builders.
Facts
- Fairchild Aircraft once considered turning the Buttercup into a four-seater production model, but wartime obligations stopped them.
- Earl Luce, an Experimental Aircraft Association member, created a replica of the Buttercup, but tragically died in a 2023 flight accident in New York.
- The Buttercup measures 20 ft 3 in long with a 30 ft wingspan, weighs 690 lb when empty, can carry up to 1,390 lb, and is powered by a 85 hp piston engine.
- The plane can reach a maximum speed of 145 mph and cruises comfortably at 123 mph.
Wittman buttercup first flight
Specifications (1938 Wittman Buttercup - Model W - N18268)
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General characteristics
Performance