Whigham GW-6

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GW-6
Role Glider
National origin United States
Designer Gene Whigham
First flight1983
Introduction1983
Number builtone

The Whigham GW-6 is an American mid-wing, single-seat, glider that was designed and constructed by Gene Whigham, a retired flight test engineer for Convair. [1] [2]

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Design and development

Whigham completed and flew the GW-6 in 1983. The aircraft was intended to be a very lightweight glider and incorporated some design innovations to achieve that goal. The wing spar was built up from extruded angles, with a sheet aluminium spar web. The wing ribs are made from sheet aluminium and the wing is covered in doped aircraft fabric covering. The wing has large ailerons, a 22:1 aspect ratio and a 44 ft (13.4 m) span. The tailplane and elevator are small in size. The normal flight centre of gravity is at 35% of chord, which is more aft than usual with the NACA 43012A airfoil employed. [1]

Only one GW-6 was constructed and it was registered with the Federal Aviation Administration as an Experimental - Amateur-built . [1] [2]

Operational history

Soaring Magazine reported that the GW-6 had about 65 hours of flying time by late in the summer of 1983, Whigham having flown it that season while building the GW-7. In July 2011 the aircraft was still on the FAA registry and owned by John B. Waters of San Diego, California. [1] [2]

Specifications (GW-6)

Data from Soaring [1]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Said, Bob: 1983 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Magazine , page 68, Soaring Society of America November 1983. USPS 499-920
  2. 1 2 3 Federal Aviation Administration (July 2011). "Make / Model Inquiry Results N3262N" . Retrieved July 5, 2011.
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