White WW-1 Der Jäger D.IX

WW-1 Der Jäger D.IX
Kermit Weeks Der Jager
Role	Homebuilt aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Stolp/White Aircraft
Designer	Louis Stolp, Marshal White
Developed from	Stolp SA-500 Starlet

The White WW-1 Der Jäger D.IX also called the Stolp-White WW-1 Der Jäger D.IX/69 is an American homebuilt biplane.[1]

Design and development

The WW-1 Der Jäger D.IX is a single seated, single engine, biplane with conventional landing gear. It is based on the Stolp SA-500 Starlet design. The fuselage is welded steel tubing and wings use spruce wood spars with aircraft fabric covering used throughout. The wings are covered using a scalloped trailing edge pattern.[2]

Operational history

Kermit Weeks built a Der Jäger D.IX as his first homebuilt aircraft. His aircraft is on display at the Fantasy of Flight museum in Florida.[3]

Specifications (White WW-1 Der Jäger D.IX)

Data from EAA

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 17 ft (5.2 m)
• Wingspan: 20 ft (6.1 m)
• Wing area: 123 sq ft (11.4 m^2)
• Empty weight: 620 lb (281 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-235C horizontally opposed piston aircraft engine, 100 hp (75 kW)
• Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

See also

Related development

• Stolp SA-500 Starlet

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Stolp Starduster

References

1. Air Trails: 78. Winter 1971. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. Sport Aviation. December 1969. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. "Kermit Weeks". Sport Aviation: 45. January 1984.