[1] The W-17 Stinger features a cantilever mid-wing, a single-seat enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

[1] The aircraft fuselage is made from sheet aluminum in a monocoque structure.

As the Formula One rules require, the engine is a 100 hp (75 kW) Continental O-200A powerplant.

With full fuel of 8 U.S. gallons (30 L; 6.7 imp gal) the payload is 202 lb (92 kg).

[1] Only one example of the W-17 Stinger was registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration in 1971.