| Driggers D1-A | |
|---|---|
 The sole Driggers D1-A exhibited at the EAA Museum at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in 2006 | |
| General information | |
| Type | light sporting monoplane |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Willard A. Driggers |
| Designer | Willard A. Driggers |
| Status | preserved |
| Primary user | builder |
| Number built | one |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 1929 |
| Retired | 1936 |
The Driggers D1-A is an American-built light high-wing single-seat sporting monoplane of the late 1920s.
Willard A. Driggers of Washington, DC and Willow Grove, Pennsylvania designed and built the D1-A in 1929. It is a parasol high-wing monoplane with the aerofoil braced from the upper fuselage and lower fuselage. A fixed tailwheel undercarriage is fitted. The tailplane is set high on the rear fuselage and is braced. The rounded fin has a large rudder area. The 60 h.p. Lawrance L-4 engine is fitted within an elegant curved cowling with the cylinder heads protruding to allow air cooling. The D1-A has manufacturers number 1 and is registered N891H. [1] Driggers went on to design and build the two-seat Driggers D2-A in 1933. [2]
The builder and owner flew the D1-A from 1929 until 1936, when it was damaged in a ground loop. It was named Sunshine Girl III. The aircraft was stored until 1968 when an Experimental Aircraft Association group rebuilt it for static exhibition. [3] It is currently displayed at the EAA museum at Oshkosh Wisconsin. [4]
Data from Aerofiles
General characteristics
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