Having built two RVs I needed a real challenge so I decided on the Tailwind.
Two years and 2400 hours later, the Tailwind took to the sky on 29 March 2014. This cheeky little airplane is a delight to fly and comfortably cruises at 160 knots on a 160 H.P Lycoming turning a 70×75 Sensenich prop.
A.B.J van Vuuren
South Africa
elmech@telkomsa.net
+0833015504
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