I just attended an auction today and there was a 2 seat Windjammer II and a single seat Windjammer I auctioned off. I've never heard of this experimental nor could I find any information on either of them.
No, both of these were fabric. They looked very similar to a Taylorcraft only much smaller. Both high wing tail dragger's, in-line seating like a cub. Evidently the person who built them passed away, the family didn't know what to do with them so they had them auctioned off. I asked a few folks at the EAA if they knew anything about a Windjammer. They never heard of it either.
I suspect that it was a true home built, not bought from a kit manufacturer. They both looked like they had been sitting a barn for quite some time. The 2 seater had a rotax engine on it and the single seat had no engine.
I believe the windjammer is an old production airplane. They made a radial model back in the 40s and I guess what you saw may be a homebuilt based on that design possibly. Funny thing is the windjammer I saw was in a barn as well. Looks a lot like a cub
I agree, that's the best way I could describe them. The 2 seat was red and white which did fly sometime ago. The 1 seater was yet to be completed. I was seriously interested on picking one up, good project to work on.
The auction was last weekend in Bellvue, MI. $2,600 for the 2 place, $900 for the other. Thought it was a heck of a deal, I was apprehensive to purchase something I knew little about.
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