Whigham GW-5

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GW-5
Role Glider
National origin United States
Designer Gene Whigham
Introduction1980
Number builtone

The Whigham GW-5 is an American mid-wing, single seat, FAI Standard Class glider that was designed and constructed by Gene Whigham, a retired flight test engineer for Convair. [1] [2] [3]

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Design and development

The GW-5 was designed for the standard class and as such it features a constant-chord 15 m (49.2 ft) wing with a Wortmann FX 61-184 airfoil and flaps for glidepath control. [1] [2] [4]

The GW-5 is of all-metal construction. The landing gear is a faired fixed monowheel. The aircraft has a bubble canopy and a conventional low tail. [1] [2]

One GW-5 was built. It was completed in 1980 and registered with the Federal Aviation Administration in the Experimental - Amateur-built category. [1] [2] [3]

Operational history

The sole GW-5 built was sold in September 2012 and the registration has expired. [3] It is not known if the aircraft still exists or not.

Specifications (GW-5)

Data from Sailplane Directory and Soaring [1] [2]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Activate Media (2006). "GW-2, GW-4 and GW-5 Whigham" . Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Said, Bob: 1983 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine , page 67, Soaring Society of America November 1983. USPS 499-920
  3. 1 2 3 Federal Aviation Administration (July 2011). "Make / Model Inquiry Results N8496C" . Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  4. Lednicer, David (2010). "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage" . Retrieved July 1, 2011.